James knows that the company’s new widget has a defect in it that will cause it to break after 3 months of use. He decides to say nothing about it because the company really needs the income from the new widget. It appears James’s justification for his unethical behavior is:

A. Everyone else does it
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


B. I did it for the good of others or the company

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