Search Results - subject:"code of ethics"

Putting Values into Action in Business: A Study of the Development of an 'Integrity' Value at Smithkline Beecham

Jones, Ian; Pollitt, Michael - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 1999

This paper is a case study of the implementation of an 'integrity' value at the Anglo-American healthcare firm, SmithKline Beecham (SB). SB was established as a result of a merger in 1989 following which the new company deliberately sought to design a new corporate culture based on a set of...

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International standards of business conduct: framework and illustration

Svensson, Göran; Wood, Greg - In: European Business Review 20 (2008) 3, pp. 260-274

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the insights and a proposal into the structure of standards of business conduct and its intended applications. Design/methodology/approach – The case study is based upon an inductive content analysis of corporate ethics artefacts. Findings...

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ASPECTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION DEGREE OF THE WORLD CODE OF ETHICS IN TOURISM

Minciu, Rodica - In: The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal 10 (2008) 23, pp. 66-71

The Code of Ethics is a set of basic principles whose purpose is to guide tourism development and to serve as a frame … of reference for the different stakeholders in the tourism sector . The main objective of the Code of Ethics is minimi … Code of Ethics is not a legally binding instrument and therefore its acceptance is voluntary . The voluntary nature of this …

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Whistle-Blowing and Morality

Bouville, Mathieu - In: Journal of Business Ethics 81 (2008) 3, pp. 579-585

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Code of Ethics for Internal Auditors Harmonised with the International Standards for Internal Audit

Calota, George - In: Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics 8 (2008), pp. 41-48

The Code of Ethics is binding for the internal auditor profession, since, at the end of the internal audit activity … control system of the audited activity. The Code of Ethics stipulates four fundamental principles, as follows: integrity …

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International Bribery: Does a Written Code of Ethics Make a Difference in Perceptions of Business Professionals

McKinney, Joseph; Moore, Carlos - In: Journal of Business Ethics 79 (2008) 1, pp. 103-111

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Ethical Exemplification and the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct: An Empirical Investigation of Auditor and Public Perceptions

Brown, Phil; Stocks, Morris; Wilder, W. - In: Journal of Business Ethics 71 (2007) 1, pp. 39-71

This research applies the impression management theory of exemplification in an accounting study by identifying and measuring differences in both auditor and public perceptions of exemplary behaviors. The auditors were divided into two groups, one of which reported self-perceptions (A-S) while...

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Implementing an Organizational Ethics Program in an Academic Environment: The Challenges and Opportunities for the Duquesne University Schools of Business

Weber, James - In: Journal of Business Ethics 65 (2006) 1, pp. 23-42

This paper acknowledges the paucity of attention regarding the development of ethics programs within an academic environment and describes in a case study how the Duquesne University schools of business attempted to introduce, integrate and promote its own ethics program. The paper traces the...

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Implementing corporate ethics management and its comparison with the safety management system: a case study in Hong Kong

Ho, Man-Fong; Drew, Derek; Mcgeorge, Denny; Loosemore, … - In: Construction Management and Economics 22 (2004) 6, pp. 595-606

the current state of corporate ethics management in the implementation of a corporate code of ethics. The overall process … of developing the corporate code of ethics from planning to implementation was investigated. It was found that the … project level. The methods of communicating the corporate code of ethics to the members of the project team were left to the …

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Current trends in social responsibility and ethical standards in services marketing

Flităr, Monica Paula - In: Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics 4 (2004), pp. 89-94

Services organizations are part of society and therefore must be concerned about societal issues such as ethical, responsible behavior toward people and the environment and sensitivity to the diversity of people in the marketing environment. This view of the services organizations can be...

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