As a Result of the Bhopal Incident, in Which a Toxic

question 123

Multiple Choice

As a result of the Bhopal incident, in which a toxic gas leak killed thousands of people, leading officials at Union Carbide have dedicated themselves to operating their business ethically. Ways in which the company can encourage ethical behavior include all of the following except

• A) formalizing a corporate code of ethics.
• B) encouraging whistle-blowing.
• C) holding ethics training sessions.
• D) requiring that ethical behavior be profitable.
• E) promoting open decision making.

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