Question

Martin, a senior manager in a company, bribes a government officer to secure a government contract.

He justifies his actions stating that he acted in the best interests of the company and nobody stopped him. In the given scenario, Martin is justifying his actions by resorting to ______.

a. rationalization
b. whistleblowing
c. entitlement
d. power sharing

Answer 1

a. rationalization

Step-by-step explanation:

He justifies his actions stating that he acted in the best interests of the company and nobody stopped him. In the given scenario, Martin is justifying his actions by resorting to rationalization. As we can see that Martin in this scenario is trying to justify his actions which means that he is making excuses to defend himself which is non professional as to avoid the truth from the company.