Question

Janet reasons, "it is wrong to lie. however, it is okay to overstate my expense account on my recent business trip because i need the money, and my company has not given me a raise in the past year." in this scenario, janet is an employee who views ethics as _____.

Answer 1

The above scenario is an example of an employee who applies RELATIVE ETHICAL STANDARDS to fit the situation at hand.

It is absolutely true that what she is doing is wrong. However, she justified her wrongdoing to make it right into her way of thinking. Instead of thinking that she is stealing from the company, she justifies it as an increase in her pay though not given willingly.