Multiple Choice Question

In the context of the commonly held rationalizations that can lead to malpractice as identified by Saul Gellerman, working on short$-$term goals, such as procuring

big sales or beating competitors to market with latest product upgrades, in a highly competitive environment can make

it easy to justify any unethical or illegal act as not "really" being illegal or immoral

the issue of doing whatever it takes to achieve goals a complex, increasingly gray ethical area

the matter of doing whatever it takes to achieve both short$-$ and long$-$term goals a black and white issue

it difficult to rationalize an unethical act as being $"$in the company's best interest"