While Working on an IT Project, You Learn That a Particular

question 55

Multiple Choice

While working on an IT project, you learn that a particular department plans to reduce its staff by 50%. The manager of this department has asked the project team to keep this information secret until the plans are finalized. A good friend of yours works in this department and has asked you whether you heard of any news concerning the future of the department. This would be an example of which of the following ethical dilemmas?

• A) Confidence
• B) Human resource
• C) Corporate resource
• D) Conflict of interest
• E) None of these

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