A Human Resources Employee at a Large Corporation Is Told

Multiple Choice

A human resources employee at a large corporation is told by his supervisor to hire the supervisor's unqualified relative for a job. Even though he may get fired, this human resources employee chooses instead to hire a qualified applicant because he believes this is the "right thing" to do based on his own ethical standards. Which level of moral reasoning guided this employee's decision?

A) postformal
B) preconventional
C) conventional
D) postconventional