Rather than buy 10 copies of a software package for his 10 employees, Zachary decides to just make 10 copies of the software he bought for his own use. He realizes that this is illegal and that technically he should buy the 10 copies. However, Zachary believes making copies does not harm anyone and saves him a lot of money. It appears Zachary’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. disregard or distortion of consequences
D. disregard or distortion of consequences
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