John Is Offered an Attractive Incentive to Steal Sensitive Information

question 82

Multiple Choice

John is offered an attractive incentive to steal sensitive information about his company's wealthy investment customers. Which one of the following statements best reflects John's thoughts if he is at the preconventional level of moral development?

• A) If I do go through with the act, I will be letting down my manager and coworkers badly.
• B) My job is to protect the information that this company deals in and I should not violate my duties.
• C) I am liable to be criminally prosecuted for my involvement in stealing the information.
• D) Going through with this act would be highly unfair not just to the client, but also to my employers.

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