Jim James supervises several financial analysts at his frim. James tells Sally Jones, an analyst, use a report prepared by a rival firm as the basis for her report. He tells her that she will need to make minor changes and that she can then put her name on the report before sending it to clients. The report contains a “Buy” recommendation on a stock in which James’ supervisor owns a large stake, If Jones complies with James request: A. she has violated Standard I © Misrepresentation, but James has not. B. both she and James have violated Standard I © Misrepresentation. C. neither she nore james has violated Standard I © Misrepresentation. D. James has violated Standard I © Misrepresentation, but Jones has not. Answer was A. I was under the impression that if one instructs another to plagiarize something, the instructor would be violating standard I © also, but I seem to be incorrect with my thinking. What I want to know is what standards (s) has James violated?
Don’t have my ethics book in front of me, but it sounds like James would be guilty of the “Failure to supervise” standard if one of his subordinates issued a plagiarized report.