An Employee Is Dissatisfied with the Resolution of an Ethical

question 60

Multiple Choice

An employee is dissatisfied with the resolution of an ethical conflict with his supervisor at his place of employment. According to the Institute of Management Accountants, the employee's next step should be to:

• A) report the incident to the State Board of Accountancy.
• B) make the president of the company aware of the ethical conflict.
• C) resign from the company.
• D) contact the next level of management who is not involved in the ethical conflict.
• E) contact the IMA.

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Definitions:

Focal Object

An entity or concept that is the primary focus of attention or analysis.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

Primacy Effect

A perception problem through which an individual assesses a person quickly on the basis of the first information encountered.

Recency Effect

A perception problem through which we use the most recent information available to assess a person.