Case 5.1 joan is designing an ethics training program for her company. she decides to build it around the story of the founder of the corporation, rosa. rosa's "rags-to-riches" story reveals a woman with strong standards of personal conduct, deep personal values and beliefs, and a pattern of good judgment. rosa attributes her success to the upbringing she had as a child. a second portion of the training program will review the company's values, ethics code, and policies so that all employees are very clear on where the company stands on key issues and business behaviors. refer to case 5.1. rosa seems to have a high level of integrity, which must mean she has kept her a. character. b. purpose. c. commitments. d. religion.

Integrity refers to the quality of being honest and possessing strong moral principles. A person with high integrity, such as Rosa, would do what is right even when no one else is around to watch her conduct.

As illustrated in the example, Rosa is a woman who has numerous positive qualities as an individual – we can say that this is her character, which leads to her high level of integrity in the workplace.