The investment banker's dilemma is almost entirely personal, with little implication for his organization. So the questions focus on clarifying his personal ethical conflicts. The mid-level manager faces more complicated issues. For, as we see in the book, his choices are of little value unless they have the effect of changing his organization's behavior. Badaracco leads us to subtle considerations of what makes up ethical truth, especially in the context of the organization.
Truth happens to an idea.
It becomes true, is made true by events. Its verity is in fact an event, a process.