Jamal was recently hired as a sales representative for a pharmaceutical company.He notices that all the other sales reps "pad" their expense accounts by claiming meals with clients that never took place and then pocket the extra money.Jamal figures that since everyone else is cheating on their expense accounts,he might as well do the same.What ethics trap is Jamal falling into?

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Jamal is falling into the ethics trap of conformity, which is when an individual goes along with unethical behavior because everyone else is doing it. He is rationalizing his own unethical behavior by thinking that since everyone else is cheating on their expense accounts, it must be acceptable or expected.

Jamal Was Recently Hired as a Sales Representative for a Pharmaceutical