Nicole Regularly Inflates Invoices to Get a Larger Commission on Her

question 49

Multiple Choice

Nicole regularly inflates invoices to get a larger commission on her sales.She knows that most sales people at her organization inflate their invoices by about 20 percent.Nicole only inflates hers by 10 percent.She figures if anyone gets caught,hers will look like honest mistakes compared to the others.
It appears Nicole's justification for her unethical behavior is ________.

• A)Disregard or distortion of consequences
• B)I did it for the good of others or the company
• C)I was only following orders
• D)I'm not as bad as the others

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