Q&A L4

Question 1

An employee drives 10km/h above the speed limit using their company’s car. Is this behavior illegal, unethical, or both?

Answer 1

Illegal

Question 2

Say someone displayed unethical behavior at work for the first time. What intervention should a manager take?

Answer 2

Persuasion (convince, instruct or advice)
It’s important to start with less intrusive interventions and escalating only if they fail

Question 3

Choose the correct one:
When an employee is involved in misconduct it is likely that…

a. There is a dysfunctional moral climate within the organization
b. There is perceived injustice within the team
c. Errors are either denied or blamed onto the individual
d. All of the above

Answer 3

d. All of the above

Question 4

When supervisors fail to critically assess risks due to emotional biases, trust and social influence that is an example of …

Answer 4

Regulatory decision making bias

Question 5

An employee gets caught in misconduct and the boss responds by creating more rules, additional laws and more extensive guidelines and stricter codes. This is an example of…

Answer 5

Response to misconduct, incease of controls: organizations extend procedures and resources for risk management

Question 6

When individuals are clearly aware of negative and moral implications of their behaviors but feel unable to adapt their actions accordingly, that is an example of…

Answer 6

Moral climate inaction

Question 7

A manager is trying to communicate and show the desired behavior within the organization but the employees are confused, as it’s does not match their organization culture. The manager should…

Answer 7

Align structure and culture - they should put on a practical system to report errors