After Consulting His Company's Code of Ethics, Mark Is Still

question 87

Multiple Choice

After consulting his company's code of ethics, Mark is still unsure of whether or not the decision he is about to make is ethical. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate?

• A) Ask his wife what she would do in this situation.
• B) Calculate the decision's bottom-line impact and do whatever increases profit the most.
• C) Determine whether coworkers, suppliers, and customers would approve of the action.
• D) Go with his gut feeling because Mark considers himself to be an ethical individual.
• E) Avoid making the decision and any other decision with ethical implications.

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