An Employee Is Dissatisfied with the Resolution of an Ethical

question 45

Multiple Choice

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

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

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Definitions:

Social Modelling

The process of learning behaviors, attitudes, or emotional reactions through observing and imitating others.

Lemming Effect

Refers to a phenomenon where individuals in a group follow each other's actions blindly, often disregarding their own interests or the potential dangers.

Allport's Conditions

Criteria identified by psychologist Gordon Allport that facilitate positive contact between groups, including equal status, common goals, and institutional support.

Deindividuation

A psychological state of decreased self-evaluation and decreased evaluation apprehension causing antinormative and disinhibited behavior.