When the wife of Mark Whitacre, who was involved in illegal activities at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), threatened to divorce him if he did not end his involvement with the price fixing, she demonstrated an example of ________.

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The wife's demand for her husband to end his involvement in illegal activities demonstrates strong personal ethics, as she displays a clear moral line that she refuses to cross. This contrasts with flexible ethical standards and compromised business ethics, which would involve a willingness to bend or break ethical principles for personal gain or the benefit of the business. Legal oversight is not applicable in this case because it does not address the individual's personal ethical considerations.

When the Wife of Mark Whitacre, Who Was Involved in Illegal