Which of the Following Statements Is True of Organizational Ethics

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of organizational ethics?

• A)Employees are much more likely to act unethically when a credo exists.
• B)Employees are more likely to act unethically when the company's top managers consistently endorse the ethical principles in its corporate credo.
• C)Top managers play the least important role in determining a company's ethics.
• D)The individual ethics of a company's founders and top managers are especially important in shaping the organization's code of ethics.
• E)They are standards that govern how members of a profession, trade, or craft should conduct themselves when performing work-related activities.

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Definitions:

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