Assume you are a nursing director for a nursing home. You’ve been working at your facility for afew short months when you learn the company that owns the home has been improperlyoverbilling Medicare for the care and services provided to your residents. You bring this to theattention of the company’s managers, but they do nothing. You then notify the appropriateauthorities (becoming a whistle-blower) and, dismayed by the fraud and other problems, youquit.1.Why are ethics considered so important when studying organizational behavior?a.Unethical behavior makes it easy to influence others and conduct businessb.Unethical behavior can ensure loyalty, which helps the performance of individualsand teamsc.You will be confronted with ethical challenges at all levels of organizations andthroughout your careerd.Unethical acts are not illegal and can benefit the companye.Some unethical acts are necessary to work around unfair governmentalregulations
