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Ethical Behavior Worksheet
Directions: Use the “Ethical Behavior” PowerPoint to answer the following questions.
1. ________________________: A set of principles of right conduct.
2. _________________________________________: A set of principles and rules used by
individuals to govern their decision making in choosing between right and wrong.
3. Ethical behavior promotes a strong _____________________________ for the organization.
4. What is ethical is __________________________________.
5. People act unethically for a ________________________________________.
6. An example of ____________________________________ is a representative of a company
taking kickbacks from a salesman for preferential treatment.
7. One of the main causes of unethical behavior is _____________________________.
8. Sometimes, a person acts unethically in business because his _________________________
_____________________________________.
9. A person acts unethically because she believes it __________________________________.
10. An unethical act is used as a means of impressing a superior or hurting the ______________
________________________________.
11. For example, a person ____________________________________________ as a means of
making herself look better in comparison.
12. ___________________________________ or violations are not always transparent, and it's
easy for an employee to perform an unethical act without knowing it.
13. For this reason, it is important for companies to make employees aware both of the
company's ______________________________________, and specific examples of ethical
and unethical behavior.
14. If unethical behaviors are __________________________________ and the performer still
gets rewards, it can create the impression that these bad behaviors are acceptable.
15. ______________________________________ stretches to all aspects of an employee's job.
16. A ________________________________________ affects how an employee works and the
amount of work she does.
17. Some employees do only the ________________________________, just enough to keep
their job intact.
18. Employees with a ______________________________ care about the quality of their work.
19. An employee with ___________________________________ stays focused on his goals and
is determined to complete his assignments.
20. An employee with a _____________________________________ helps a team meet its
goals and deliver quality work.