Which of the following is an example of an ethical dilemma?
A) Deciding whether or not to inform employees that layoffs are coming as they work on finishing a big project
B) Deciding whether or not to tell an employee that he needs to improve his performance
C) Deciding whether or not to use the copy machine for personal papers
D) Deciding whether or not to declare the costs of your vacation travel as a deductible business expense
E) Deciding whether to use your corporate credit card to buy fuel for a personal trip

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A)An ethical dilemma involves choosing among alternatives that are not clear cut.Perhaps two conflicting alternatives are both ethical and valid,or perhaps the alternatives lie somewhere in the gray area between clearly right and clearly wrong.Every company has responsibilities to multiple groups of people inside and outside the firm,and those various groups often have competing interests.

Which of the Following Is an Example of an Ethical