Melissa’s boss told her to change the numbers on a balance sheet to make things look better for an upcoming board meeting. Melissa does not want to do it, but she really needs the job. She decides to go ahead and make the change. It appears Melissa’s justification for her unethical behavior is ______.

A. disregard or distortion of consequences
B. I did it for the good of others or the company
C. I was only following orders
D. I’m not as bad as the others


C. I was only following orders

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________ is the assignment of numbers or other symbols to characteristics of objects according to certain pre-specified rules

A) Ranking B) Measurement C) Scaling D) Rating

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______ can be described as certain words or metaphors and expressions specific to an organization.

What will be an ideal response?

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Amy is a package delivery service manager. She is interested in implementing ___________, the management philosophy pioneered by Frederick W. Taylor and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, which scientifically studies work methods to improve the productivity of individual workers. In this particular case, Amy will study the routes that drivers take through a congested to city in order to identify ways that delivery staff can make the most deliveries in each two-hour period.

A. human relations management B. scientific management C. quantitative management D. contingency management E. management science

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When formatting a scannable version of your résumé,

a. italicize business, school and college names. b. use shading to differentiate the sections of the résumé. c. stay with a plain design with no special formatting. d. keep white space to a minimum and a small font to keep to one page.

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