A supervisor at a manufacturing plant is told to dump the chemicals used in the refining process into a local river rather than disposing them properly according to safety regulations. The chief executive officer of the company insists that the chemicals are not harmful to the environment. The supervisor knows that dumping is illegal, but he will lose his job if he reports the issue to authorities at the Environmental Protection Agency. In the context of causes of unethical corporate behavior, this scenario illustrates the supervisor's:

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Kristina Garrison

Business

24 June, 22:30

A supervisor at a manufacturing plant is told to dump the chemicals used in the refining process into a local river rather than disposing them properly according to safety regulations. The chief executive officer of the company insists that the chemicals are not harmful to the environment. The supervisor knows that dumping is illegal, but he will lose his job if he reports the issue to authorities at the Environmental Protection Agency. In the context of causes of unethical corporate behavior, this scenario illustrates the supervisor's:

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Azaria Baxter · Answer 1

unwillingness to take a stand for what is right.

Explanation:

From the given scenario of the question,

It is very important to not do any thing which is illegal as it wrong according to the constitution of the country.

And, the method which may hamper the environment is one of the worst act to commit, as the place in which a person is living should nor be destroyed by our own hands, considering the present deteriorating condition of the planet Earth.

Hence, from the given scenario of the question,

The supervisor want to take care of the environment, and even need his job as well, so he decides not to take the stand for the right case.