What's the Situation Quiz

The difference between a dilemma and an ethical dilemma is that

          

           

•   ethical dilemmas only occur at work.

          

•     someone could be harmed in a dilemma.

• someone could be harmed in an ethical dilemma.

             

• ethical dilemmas pertain to legal issues, while regular dilemmas do not.

Making ethical decisions requires following your __________ at all times.

           

• ethical principles                                   

                               

• employee handbook             

•      friends’ preferences

• manager’s rules

Ethical dilemmas should be thought of as

           

• challenges.                                               

                                                     

•    emergencies.

• opportunities.

• easily avoidable.

Your supervisor asks you to lie to customers about the terms of your product’s warranty. You know this is wrong, but you consider doing it. Your ethical dilemma is caused by

        

•    

    respect.                                                    

                                          

•   pressure from others.

• greed.

• a lack of consequences.

You want to get straight As and impress your teachers, so you consider cheating on tests to make sure you do well. You’re facing an ethical dilemma because of

         

•      conflicting values.                                    

                                               

•     bad role models.

•   pressure from others.

•     the desire to prove yourself.

You know that stealing is wrong, but your friends don’t think it’s a big deal to steal small items when shopping. You wonder if you should agree with them. You’re dealing with an ethical dilemma caused by

         

•   

  conflicting values.                                    

                                                                 

•   greed.

• a lack of consequences.

• the desire to prove yourself.

When people want things they haven’t earned, they are motivated by

         

•   

  bad role models.                                      

                                                                

•      greed.

• pressure from others.

• a lack of consequences.

Monica really admires her manager, and she wants to be in their position eventually. When she learns that her manager sometimes engages in unethical behavior to get ahead, she wonders if she should do the same thing. Monica’s ethical dilemma is caused by

           

•   greed.                                         

•   a lack of consequences.

•    pressure from others.

•       a bad role model.

If a person knows they will not be punished for unethical behavior, their ethical dilemma could be motivated by

           

          

• the desire to prove themselves.

          

•      bad role models.

•    a lack of consequences.

             

• pressure from others.

If you want to behave ethically, it’s important to

           

           

          

           

• respect other people and their belongings.

•   do what you say you’ll do when others are watching.

•    think about the short-term repercussions of your actions.

•   make sure other people are acting with integrity.