The Department of Defense doesnt classify pilferage as a maj

The Department of Defense doesn\'t classify pilferage as a major problem, as its annual inventory losses run $1-2 billion a year. The intentional theft and sale of defense secrets would have greater ethical intensity than this pilferage due to ____.

magnitude of consequences

b.magnitude of influence

c. location immediacy

d. probability of response

e. all of these

Solution

magnitude of consequences

Only alternative A describes one of the factors that determine ethical intensity. The potential for others being harmed is greater with the theft.