Joe, the supervisor of the information technology team of BHJ Corp., does not like Frank, one of his employees. He often passes the blame for mistakes on to Frank and tasks him with responsibilities that he does not have the skill or knowledge to handle. In the context of the ethical behavior of supervisors, which dimension of ethical behavior does Joe violate in this scenario?

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Joe violates the dimension of fairness because he is assigning tasks to an employee who does not have the skills or knowledge to handle them, and he is also unfairly blaming Frank for mistakes. This behavior is not fair to Frank and is not consistent with ethical behavior.

Joe, the Supervisor of the Information Technology Team of BHJ