General Studies · Business Ethics
A senior manager discovers that reporting a minor internal compliance violation will delay a critical project and negatively affect quarterly results. The violation poses no immediate physical or financial harm but explicitly breaches company policy. What is the most ethically sound action?
- 1Seek informal approval from executive leadership to permanently bypass the reporting procedures.
- 2Report the violation immediately through established compliance channels despite the potential performance setbacks.✓
- 3Delay disclosure until the project is completed and financial targets are achieved.
- 4Ignore the violation since no direct harm is caused to third parties.
Correct answer
Report the violation immediately through established compliance channels despite the potential performance setbacks.
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