Jane enjoyed her job as a human resource generalist-helping to recruit and hire new employees and seeing those employees succeed in the organization was very rewarding. Occasionally an employee performed below expectations and would be asked to leave the company. Today was one of those days. Steve had been caught falsifying sales reports to make sure he hit his monthly quota, and Jane had been asked to sit in on the meeting in which Steve's manager confronted him with the news. What amazed Jane was Steve's response: "Everybody does it in some form or another. As far as this company is concerned, you're only as good as your last quarter, and sometimes you have to bend the rules a little to meet that expectation." Is Steve's statement a valid defense? Why or why not?

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No Steves statement is not a valid defense for falsifying sales reports Heres why Ethics and Legalit... View the full answer