Which of the following is the method for the employee to obtain the needed authorization?

Question

Options

• AForgoing a supervisor's signature
• BCollusion with a supervisor
• CRubber-stamp supervisor
• DAll of the above

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  15% (5)
• D
  76% (26)

Explanation

All three options describe real-world methods by which an employee can obtain authorization - whether by exploiting a weak control, bypassing it entirely, or conspiring to subvert it - making D the only complete answer.

A (Forgoing a supervisor's signature) is not wrong on its own; it represents an employee simply skipping the required approval step, which is itself a method of "obtaining" authorization by circumvention. It's incomplete only because it's not the only method.

B (Collusion with a supervisor) describes two parties working together fraudulently - the employee persuades or partners with the supervisor to grant improper approval, which is another valid method.

C (Rubber-stamp supervisor) refers to a supervisor who approves requests without scrutiny, making it easy for an employee to obtain authorization simply by submitting a request, knowing it will pass without review.

Memory tip: Think of the three methods as "Skip it, fake it, or exploit a lazy gatekeeper" - forgoing (skip), collusion (fake/conspire), rubber-stamp (exploit a lax approver). When all answer choices describe valid instances of the same concept, "All of the above" is almost always correct.

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