Effective Corporate Codes of Ethics: Perceptions of Code Users

Schwartz, Mark S.

doi:10.1007/s10551-004-2169-2

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“…This step includes using formal documents where we find an explicit declaration of the values that should orient the conduct of employees and managers, promoting good practices and indicators about the organization's nature and personality (Schwartz, 2004;Lozano-Aguilar, 2007). The function of this first step is twofold: -from an internal point of view it formalizes the values and decision-making criteria that define the organizational culture itself, as well as the conduct that is expected of employees; and, -from an external point of view, the function is to manage an organization's reputation.…”

Section: Code Of Ethics and Conductmentioning

confidence: 99%

From ethical codes to ethical auditing: An ethical infrastructure for social responsibility communication

Marzá¹

2017

EPI

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Organizations' communication and social responsibility have been conceived and used as two completely separate areas, whose relationship is merely instrumental. This has led to a current lack of trust in the mechanisms and procedures of corporate social responsibility information. This article proposes an ethics of communication that defines how to ethically manage corporate social responsibility communication which is capable of specifying the relationships that link ethics, communication, and responsibility. The objective is to present the basic traits of new codes of ethics generation that include both compliance measures and their external verification by ethical auditing. The proposal is important because it establishes an ethical infrastructure from which to recover trust in corporate social responsibility communication. The employed methodology is reconstruction, based on Habermas' Theory of Communicative Action, and also transparency and participation claims that result from discourse ethics. KeywordsCorporate social responsibility; Ethics; Theory of communicative action; Trust; Critical hermeneutics; Responsible communication; Ethical codes; Ethics committee; Ethics hotline; Compliance; Ethical auditing. ResumenLa comunicación y la responsabilidad social de las organizaciones se han concebido y utilizado como dos ámbitos separados, cuya relación sólo es instrumental. El resultado ha sido la actual desconfianza hacia los mecanismos y procedimientos de información de la responsabilidad social. Este artículo propone apoyarse en una ética de la comunicación para, desde ahí, definir las bases para una gestión ética de la comunicación de la responsabilidad social capaz de explicitar la relación entre ética, comunicación y responsabilidad. El objetivo es exponer los rasgos básicos de una nueva generación de códigos de ética que incluyan tanto las medidas de su cumplimiento como su verificación externa a través de una auditoría ética. La importancia de esta propuesta deriva de la necesidad de establecer una infraestructura ética desde la que recuperar la confianza en la comunicación de la responsabilidad social. La metodología utilizada es de corte reconstructivo y se basa en la teoría de la acción comunicativa de Habermas y en las pretensiones de transparencia y participación derivadas de la ética discursiva.Manuscript received on 02-01-2017 Accepted on 08-02-2017 Nota: Este artículo se puede leer en español en:

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Section: Code Of Ethics and Conductmentioning

confidence: 99%

From ethical codes to ethical auditing: An ethical infrastructure for social responsibility communication

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2017

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“…Por isso, segundo Kaptein e Schwartz (2008) um código apenas não é nada, mas é na correta elaboração do código que se chega a bons resultados (ARRUDA, 2002). Para a elaboração do código de ética, são abordados vários aspectos que envolvem a organização e seus stakeholders, mas cada empresa deve tratar de temas que estejam relacionados com as atividades exercidas para que os assuntos tenham relevância para quem o lê (SCHWARTZ, 2004). Azevedo et al (2014) sugere assuntos que podem constar em um código de ética de uma organização, entre eles: cumprimento das leis e pagamento de tributos, uso de ativos da empresa, conflito de interesses, informações privilegiadas, processos judiciais e arbitragem, proteção e tratamento de fraudes, doações, recebimento de presentes e favorecimentos, atividades políticas, direito à privacidade, nepotismo, meio ambiente, discriminação, assédio moral ou sexual, segurança no trabalho, exploração infantil, relações com a comunidade e uso de álcool e drogas.…”

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“…Apesar de apenas o conhecimento do que é certo e errado já influenciar o comportamento, sem uma consequência, essas normas ficam somente no plano das ideias e não na prática. É importante que essas punições sejam realizadas com respeito à integridade das pessoas, de forma não vexatória, respeitando as leis (SCHWARTZ, 2004 Para Lourenço (2015) o acompanhamento pode ser feito por meio de reuniões periódicas, aplicação de questionários junto aos funcionários e elaboração de relatórios.…”

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O Código De Ética E Seus Reflexos Nas Pequenas Empresas E Na Sociedade Brasileira

Teixeira

Bezerra

Almeida

2017

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ResumoO objetivo deste trabalho é mostrar a importância do código de ética, que aparece como ferramenta capaz de criar uma base para a gestão das micro e pequenas empresas brasileiras, principalmente no que tange ao comportamento de seus empregados. A metodologia usada para medir os impactos causados pela implantação do código, foi uma pesquisa qualitativa e quantitativa, com entrevistas e questionários, realizada em uma empresa de pequeno porte brasileira. Assim, foi possível comprovar que o código de ética pode proporcionar muitas melhorias para diversas áreas da empresa e, além disso, observou-se que pode ser um instrumento capaz de melhorar problemas da sociedade.Palavras-chave: Código de Ética. Ética Empresarial. Ética. Pequenas Empresas. AbstractThe goal of this study is to show the importance of ethic codes, which appears as an instrument capable of upgrade small-sized brazilian companies management, especially concerning employees behavior. The methodology used to measure the impacts of the implementation is qualitative and quantitative research, with interviews and questionnaires application. Therefore, it was possible to testify that ethic codes can proportionate many improvements to different areas in the company and, in addition to that, this instrument can improve society problems.

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“…One cannot deny the strategic importance that codes of ethics have for the transmission and development of the adequate managerial practices at each corporation (Ethics Officer Association, 2007;Schwartz, 2004).…”

Section: Code Of Ethicsmentioning

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Web pages as a tool for a strategic description of the Spanish largest firms

Llopis

González

Gascó

2010

Information Processing & Management

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Abstract:The need for this study lies in the assumption that an in-depth examination of the map site of a firm that has a well-developed website can provide patterns about its corporate strategy through all the elements surrounding the organisation, and even a primary source for benchmarking. This technique has made it possible to identify the key issues in the strategic management of the most excellent large Spanish firms and also to describe trends in this sense.The methodology used consisted in a content analysis of the web pages of the Ibex35 companies of the Spanish Stock Market. Rather than focusing on the breakdown of businesses developed by each corporation, it was thought more appropriate to assess their respective corporate principles, as this would allow a better identification of the underlying managerial, organisational and strategic realities of these organisations. As a conclusion we can say that thanks to this technique, it has been possible to identify the key issues in the strategic management of the most excellent large Spanish firms. Additionally, it is shown how this way of working can be generalised to any group of enterprises.Keywords: Web Pages, Internet, Strategic Management, Large Firms, Spain. 2 Justification of the studyIt cannot be denied that the website of a firm is an essential tool both for the people who develop their professional activity there and for the third parties that have relationships with it.Thus, Matherly and Burton (2005) point out that every company seems to have a website which contains at least a brief description of its operations and a list of its products. Some websites provide additional information, such as the company's market share, its mission statement and financial reports, while others go even further.The advantages offered by the use of this technology are evident for the firms, and also for the researchers who want to approach their reality since, according to Weischedel and Huizingh (2006), catalogues can be changed once a year but websites can be updated on a daily basis. Products can be added, texts changed, photos included, and links and pages inserted or All these studies illustrate how firm websites can represent a direct source for the development of interesting research works in the management area. From this point of view, an in-depth examination of the map site of a firm that has a well-developed website can provide patterns about its corporate strategy through all the elements surrounding the organisation.Under this argument, if we understand benchmarking as comparing the current performances and practices with others in the same area of interest or business (Bramham, 3 1997), we could identify the best practices of other organisations so that it can be implemented in one's own strategic operations. In parallel with this, we must remember with Mintzberg (1978), Ansoff (1987) and Segars and Grover (1999) that strategic planning has long been recognised as one of the most important activities of top management.In this way, the literature p...

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Effective Corporate Codes of Ethics: Perceptions of Code Users

Cited by 178 publications

References 54 publications

From ethical codes to ethical auditing: An ethical infrastructure for social responsibility communication

From ethical codes to ethical auditing: An ethical infrastructure for social responsibility communication

O Código De Ética E Seus Reflexos Nas Pequenas Empresas E Na Sociedade Brasileira

Web pages as a tool for a strategic description of the Spanish largest firms

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