Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Role

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the role of organizational culture?

• A) The limited authority of ethics ombudsperson restricts organizational members in any department to communicate instances of unethical behavior by their managers or coworkers for fear of retribution.
• B) Ethics ombudspeople can provide guidance when organizational members are uncertain about whether an action is ethical.
• C) If top managers are perceived as being self-interested and not ethical, their subordinates are more likely to behave in an ethical manner.
• D) When ethical values and norms are part of an organization's culture, they help organizational members focus mainly on self-interested action.
• E) The actions of top managers such as CEOs are seldom scrutinized for ethical improprieties as their actions are independent of the values of their organizations.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of electrical polarization of the membrane of a nerve cell or muscle cell, allowing for the transmission of signals.

Radioactive Tracer

A substance containing a radioisotope used to track or trace chemical reactions or biological processes by detecting the radiation it emits.

Neurons

Basic cells of the nervous system that transmit electrical and chemical signals throughout the body.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals in the nervous system that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another.