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Stohs, Joanne Hoven; Brannick, Teresa

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“…For instance, Stohs and Brannick (1999) stated that "firms with a formal code of ethics will make decisions that are arbitrary and inconsistent" (p. 324). The use of ethical codes to handle ethical problems has been subject to many other critiques.…”

Section: Effectiveness Of Ethical Codesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethical Codes in Sports Organizations: An Empirical Study on Determinants of Effectiveness

Waegeneer¹,

Devisch²,

Willem³

2016

Ethics & Behavior

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Confronted with numerous scandals, sports organizations are turning to the adoption of ethical codes to attain more ethical behavior. However, the effectiveness of an ethical code as a means to increase ethical behavior remains debated; furthermore, the particular characteristics of a sports context have not yet been taken into account, nor have the different stages of code establishment been considered in evaluation. This article studies the effectiveness, as measured by the Ethical Climate Index, of ethical codes in sports organizations. Moreover, it investigates the effects of the presence, creation, content, implementation, and enforcement of ethical codes on ethical behavior in sports organizations. Our results shed a light on the conditions that need to be in place to install an effective ethical code in sports organizations: a genuine motivation to improve ethical behavior, the involvement of coaches, and the explicit targeting of the management.

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Section: Effectiveness Of Ethical Codesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethical Codes in Sports Organizations: An Empirical Study on Determinants of Effectiveness

Waegeneer¹,

Devisch²,

Willem³

2016

Ethics & Behavior

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“…Barkemeyer et al (2018, p. 28) consider codes of conduct one of the "most widely adopted" governance tools. The reasons for using codes of conduct include providing guidance to managers (Stohs and Brannick, 1999), encouraging corporate social responsibility (Bondy et al, 2008), protecting the corporate image (Rodriguez-Dominguez et al, 2009), protecting the firm's license to operate (Preuss, 2010), responding to societal pressures and complying with regulations (Gordon and Miyake, 2001). Blanc et al (2017) analyzed corporate reports containing anti-corruption measures in firms exposed by the media.…”

Section: Corruption and Codes Of Conductmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Codes can have a positive impact on managers' and employees' behavior (Schwartz, 2001) by helping employees internalize corporate values (Valentine and Barnett, 2002) and by guiding them in evaluating the appropriate response to ethical problems (Stohs and Brannick, 1999). Nevertheless, there is a lack of sufficient understanding of the impact of an ethics code on an organization (Babri et al, 2021).…”

Section: Decoding Corruptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(2018, p. 28) consider codes of conduct one of the “most widely adopted” governance tools. The reasons for using codes of conduct include providing guidance to managers (Stohs and Brannick, 1999), encouraging corporate social responsibility (Bondy et al. , 2008), protecting the corporate image (Rodriguez-Dominguez et al.…”

Section: Corruption and Codes Of Conductmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Decoding corruption in Brazilian construction multinationals

Barboza,

Da Rocha

2023

AAAJ

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PurposeThis study aims to investigate whether firms involved in a major corruption scandal, with broad ramifications across several emerging and advanced markets, design the content of their corporate codes of conduct to either improve corporate ethical standards and practices or merely manipulate the impression of stakeholders.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts an impression management perspective. It uses content analysis techniques to examine the codes of conduct adopted by seven Brazilian engineering and construction multinationals accused of corruption. The analysis covered five major themes: (1) forms of corruption, (2) values or principles, (3) interested parties, (4) procedures and routines and (5) punitive action.FindingsThe study provides detailed evidence that the codes of conduct adopted by these firms are mere artifices that aimed at meeting legal requirements but do not target the relevant corporate audience involved in grand corruption. At best, such a code may impede petty and bureaucratic corruption.Originality/valueThis research contributes to improving the understanding of how Latin American multinationals adopted codes of conduct after a major scandal and how they failed—at least to some extent—to design codes complying with established corporate governance principles. It shows that management manipulated the impression of stakeholders by selectively adopting or omitting certain terms, examining or concealing various issues and addressing mainly petty crimes rather than grand corruption. It also identifies areas where Western ethical values conflict with established practices and cultural norms in Latin America.

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“…The findings have mostly suggested that the business case for environmental activity is not widely accepted among SMEs (Gadenne et al 2009, Simpson et al 2004Revell and Blackburn 2007;Ackroyd 2002;Purvis et al 2000;Hillary 2000). External pressures such as regulation (Simpson et al 2004;Bradford and Fraser 2008;Environment Agency 2007;Gadenne et al 2009) or customer pressure are seen to be common drivers (Masurel 2007;Dawson et al 2002;Stohs and Brannick 1999). The most important barriers were found to be scarce managerial and financial resources (Biondi et al 2000;Gerrans and Hutchinson 2000) as well as low levels of eco-literacy and limited access to environmental information (Williamson et al 2006;Hillary 2000;Tilley 2000).…”

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Understanding Value Conflict to Engage SME Managers with Business Greening

Williams

Schaefer

Blundel

2017

Perspectives on Philosophy of Management and Business Ethics

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Cited by 53 publications

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Ethical Codes in Sports Organizations: An Empirical Study on Determinants of Effectiveness

Ethical Codes in Sports Organizations: An Empirical Study on Determinants of Effectiveness

Decoding corruption in Brazilian construction multinationals

Understanding Value Conflict to Engage SME Managers with Business Greening

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