Question

match the terms with the definitions.
5.1) ___ appeal
5.2) ___ compromise
5.3) ___ conscience

write t for true or f for false.
5.4) ___ an employee must always do what he or she is told, regardless of personal conscience.
5.5) ___ an employee is responsible to know the rules, policies, and practices of the firm.
5.6) ___ it is not possible to be a loyal employee while maintaining a high level of personal ethics.
5.7) ___ successful companies thrive because of repeat customers, and customer loyalty is based on a companys integrity.
5.8) ___ sometimes corporate leadership makes decisions that do not reflect the highest ethical standards.
5.9) ___ your job is more important than your conscience.
5.10) ___ most of the time when employees fail to follow orders, a matter of conscience is involved instead of a poor attitude or work ethic.
5.11) ___ flexibility and compromise are essentially the same.
5.12) ___ sometimes employees fail to live up to the high ethical standards of businesses.

Explanation:

5.8)

Corporate leadership can sometimes make decisions that don't meet the highest ethical standards due to various factors like profit motives, misjudgment, etc. So the statement is true.

Conscience relates to moral values and what is right/wrong, which is more important than a job as moral integrity is fundamental. So the statement "Your job is more important than your conscience" is false.

Most of the time when employees fail to follow orders, it's more likely due to poor attitude or work ethic rather than conscience - conscience - related refusals are less frequent. So the statement is false.

Answer:

T

5.9)