Codes of ethics: A primer on their purpose, development, and use

From: The Journal for Quality and Participation | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Ethics. Values. Rules of conduct. We hear about them day after day now. What do they mean and how do organizations ensure that they're developed and implemented appropriately?

It's getting to the point where you have to wonder whether the term "organizational ethics" isn't a contradiction in terms.

Consider how you need a scorecard to keep track of the corporations that are under fire: Enron, WorldCom, Global Crossing, Arthur Andersen, Tyco, and Microsoft.

Then factor in how the Catholic Church has been ensnared in a sex scandal that included a multiyear cover-up of deviant priests.

And ...

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