Business Ethics Sample

 

Knowing Common Policies.

You need to make a long distance personal call while at work. What do you do?
 

Dealing With Difficult Situations.

You had a senior manager’s daughter working under you for the summer. You are asked to give a written evaluation and frankly her performance was substandard. What do you do?

Risking Unpopularity.

Every employee at work is required to take an annual skills assessment test. One of the employees has a copy of the answer key. Do you accept a copy of the key when offered, and do you alert any managers about the answer key?

Self-Interest in Ethics.

You really want a promotion and have damaging information about the other person being interviewed. You are certain that the information you have would disqualify your competitor. What do you say or do?
 

Facing Responsibility.

Your supervisor is furious. She is complaining about how one of your co-workers made an obvious mistake. The problem is that the blame is yours and not your absent colleague’s. What do you do?
 
 

Tactful Honesty.

A co-worker has a new outfit that you think looks terrible. She asks your opinion of how it looks. Are you honest, and what do you say?