Question

Employees at GloboTech, a start-up software company, noticed that the owner overlooked certain questionable actions of high billing associates. Other employees, who worked hard but only brought in an average number of new clients each month, were highly scrutinized. After you read this chapter about the ethical behavior of many Americans, which of the following statements applies here?
A. The owner will continue to operate this way until someone blows the whistle.
B. We cannot expect people in the U.S. to all follow similar ethical patterns because there are too many cultures to deal with. Businesses are no different.C. This story indicates that moral absolutes are very prevalent today in business settings.D. As is often the case today, some leaders will look at each situation individually when making value judgments.

Answer 1

Answer: D. As is often the case today, some leaders will look at each situation individually when making value judgments.

Explanation: Both situations are different and even though the issue of high billing associates is questionable, value judgement are made separately depending on the issue at hand. As for employees who worked hard but were only able to bring in average number of of new clients were scrutinized probably due to the fact that much more value is given to having a large client base at the moment. Therefore leaders might be focused on individual goals based the value attached to such objective.