Research Has Found That People Are More Likely to Be

Research has found that people are more likely to be ethically aware, to recognize the ethical nature of an issue or decision, if all of these things happen EXCEPT:

A) if they believe that their peers will consider it to be ethically problematic.
B) if ethical language is used to present the situation to the decision maker.
C) if the decision is seen as having the potential to produce serious harm to others.
D) if superiors in the organization do not see it as an issue but subordinates do.