You have been asked to work on a major investment decision that your company will be making, and discover that your brother-in-law is the managing director of a firm that may benefit from the outcome of the decision. You have no intention of allowing this to influence the advice you give your firm, and you know that your brother-in-law will not try to influence you in any way What professional quality would make you consider handing this task to a colleague, or otherwise raising questions with your superiors?
A、Scepticism
B、Accountability
C、Independence of mind
D、Independence in appearance
A、Scepticism
B、Accountability
C、Independence of mind
D、Independence in appearance
【参考答案及解析】
Rationale： Independence in appearance means avoiding situations that could cause a reasonable observer to question your objectivity. In the scenario, this is a risk - while independence of mind (free from actual partiality) isn't. The pure distractors were plausible because of the possibility of raising questions (scepticism) with your superiors (accountability) - but irrelevant.
Rationale： Independence in appearance means avoiding situations that could cause a reasonable observer to question your objectivity. In the scenario, this is a risk - while independence of mind (free from actual partiality) isn't. The pure distractors were plausible because of the possibility of raising questions (scepticism) with your superiors (accountability) - but irrelevant.