Question

Viaduct Corporation used untested and risky construction techniques to build a bridge under budget. The techniques were legal but the bridge collapsed, killing several people. Viaduct actions were a. dangerous and so inherently illegal. b. unethical and may result in legislation to ensure it does not happen again. c. ethical because they were legal and so Viaduct owes no one. d. legal under Sarbanes-Oxley and so Viaduct will face no penalties.

Answer 1

Unethical and may result in legislation to ensure it does not happen again

Step-by-step explanation:

Ethics

This is generally defined as moral principles used by individuals in conducting themselves personally, socially, or professionally,in their actions and conversations.

Business ethics

This is simply known as set of rules based on moral principles about how businesses and employees ought to conduct themselves

A code of ethics are simply a set of guidelines for maintaining ethics in the workplace.

Assessing Ethical or unethical behavior by:

1. Gathering relevant factual information

2. Analyzing the facts to determine the right moral values

3. Making ethical judgment based on the rightness or wrongness of the proposed activity or policy.