The first step in the simplified three-step model for applying ethical judgments to situations that may arise during the course of business activities is to
A) determine the norms that relate to the situation.
B) determine the most appropriate moral values.
C) determine the implications of breaching the activity or policy.
D) gather the relevant factual information.
E) make an ethical judgment based on the rightness or wrongness of the proposed activity or policy.

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The first step in the simplified three-step model for applying ethical judgments to situations that may arise during the course of business activities is to gather the relevant factual information. Without factual information, it is impossible to determine the norms and values that relate to the situation or to assess the implications of breaching the activity or policy. Therefore, D is the best choice.

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