The management of a steel manufacturing company decides to set up a new plant in a rural area. However, this would create waste management issues for the company. On the other hand, the company would incur higher costs if it sets up the plant in another area. The management thus finds itself in a situation where both the actions will have a negative consequence. This scenario exemplifies a(n) _____.

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An ethical dilemma is a situation in which a person or organization is faced with a choice between two or more actions, each of which has both positive and negative consequences. In this case, the management of the steel manufacturing company is faced with a choice between setting up the plant in a rural area, which would create waste management issues, or setting up the plant in another area, which would incur higher costs. Both of these actions have negative consequences, so the management is in an ethical dilemma.

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