Which of the Following Is Least Likely to Be Responsible

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is least likely to be responsible for a regional manager's conflict of interest in promoting a capital budgeting proposal?

• A)desire for professional advancement
• B)thorough knowledge of the region
• C)overly optimistic economic forecasts
• D)the need for quick profitability

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Definitions:

Conventional Moral Reasoning

The second level of Kohlberg’s theory in which moral decisions are based on conforming to social rules.

Preconventional Moral Reasoning

The first level in Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, where behavior is guided by consequences, including rewards and punishments, rather than by societal standards or ethical principles.

Autonomous Morality

Piaget’s second stage of morality in which children have a more flexible view of rules as they begin to value fairness and equality and account for factors like act, intent, and situation.

Heteronomous Morality

Piaget’s first stage of morality when children become aware of rules and view them as absolute and unalterable.