Which of the following statements does NOT provide an accurate description regarding how pressure to achieve goals affects ethics and ethical behaviour?
A) A company director can create an ethical climate by setting reasonable goals.
B) Managers can create an ethical environment by setting goals that are extremely challenging and continuously push subordinates to achieve these goals.
C) Any manager can unwittingly encourage subordinates to engage in unethical behaviour by exerting too much pressure to achieve goals that are too difficult.
D) Part of a manager's ethical responsibility is to be realistic in setting performance targets for others.
E) Employees often feel pressure to compromise personal standards to achieve company goals.

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Setting goals that are extremely challenging and continuously pushing subordinates to achieve these goals can actually create an environment where unethical behavior is more likely, not less. This is because excessive pressure can lead employees to take unethical shortcuts to meet these goals.

Which of the Following Statements Does NOT Provide an Accurate