Vivian had differences of opinion with her boss, who discriminated against employees based on their ethnicity and social background. In one instance, her boss falsely accused a member of a minority group of fraud. Vivian took this up to the top management because she believed all members of the organization should uphold some values for it to function well. Vivian was following the ________ ethical system.

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Vivian was following the universalism ethical system, which holds that ethical principles should apply to everyone regardless of their ethnicity or social background. She believed that everyone in the organization should uphold certain values for it to function well. This is in contrast to ethnocentrism, which values one's own cultural or ethnic group over others, and egoism, which prioritizes one's own interests over others'. Communism and relativism are not relevant to this situation.

Vivian Had Differences of Opinion with Her Boss, Who Discriminated