A Recommended Approach for Promoting Ethical Behavior Throughout an Organization

question 6

Multiple Choice

A recommended approach for promoting ethical behavior throughout an organization is to:

• A) reward employees based on their seniority.
• B) impose severe penalties on whistleblowers.
• C) hire only those candidates who have taken a course in ethics.
• D) reward people who have performed well and behaved ethically.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The outcome variable in an experiment or study that researchers wish to explain or predict, which changes in response to the independent variable.

Explanatory Variables

Variables in a statistical model that are used to explain variations in the dependent variable; also known as independent variables.

Qualitative Predictor Variables

Variables that categorize or describe data based on attributes or qualities, such as gender, color, or type, which do not have a numerical value.

Dummy Variables

Numerical variables used in regression analysis to represent subgroups of the sample in a study.