A supervisor on the night shift at a manufacturing plant is told to dump chemicals used in the refining process rather than dispose of them properly according to safety regulations. The owner of the company insists that the chemicals are not harmful to the environment, but the supervisor knows that the dumping is illegal. The supervisor believes that he will lose his job if he reports the problem
to authorities at the Environmental Protection Agency. This is an example of which potential cause of unethical behavior?
a. obsession with personal achievement
b. disparity between personal and professional ethical system
c. uncertainty about whether an act is wrong
d. unwillingness to stand for what is right
D
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