Collusion, reputation damage and interest in code of conduct: The case of a Dutch construction company

In November 2001, a TV program showed that many large Dutch construction companies participated in price fixing. We analyze how one such company, Heijmans, reacted to the reputation crises after the TV program by introducing a code of conduct. We present the outcomes of a questionnaire survey conducted among 140 managers just after the TV program with respect to the relevance of such a code and discuss the change in attitude of the CEO of Heijmans following after the negative publicity.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Graafland, J.J.
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Corporate social responsibility \| code of conduct \| collusion \| construction sector \| reputation \| parliamentary investigation \| regulation

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Business Ethics: A European Review 13.2-3(2004): pp. 127-142
Classification:	D21 - Firm Behavior ; M14 - Corporate Culture; Social Responsibility ; L74 - Construction ; K21 - Antitrust Law
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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