A supervisor on the night shift at a manufacturing plant is told to dump chemicals used in the refining process rather than dispose of them properly according to safety regulations.The owner of the company insists that the chemicals are not harmful to the environment,but the supervisor knows that the dumping is illegal.The supervisor believes that he will lose his job if he reports the problem to authorities at the Environmental Protection Agency.This is an example of which potential cause of unethical behavior?

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The situation described shows the potential cause of unethical behavior linked to an unwillingness to stand for what is right. The supervisor knows that dumping chemicals is wrong and illegal, but he fears losing his job if he reports it. He faces a moral dilemma of choosing between his job and doing the right thing, and he is unwilling to stand for what is right.

A Supervisor on the Night Shift at a Manufacturing Plant