Good Day, bd2309-ga
My initial search was at www.google.com using the terms: "employee
ethics" +fraud and "unethical employees" and "employee code of
ethics". You will find very useful information at these sites
especially the articles/discussions on the Inforworld site.
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From OnlineEthics.org, you will find some useful article information
on employee ethics/fraud.
It brings up exactly those areas that concerned you in your research
question.
Advice from Texas Instruments Ethics Office:
http://onlineethics.org/corp/ti-ethics.html
"Articles from Ethics and the TIer: Mischarging Time -- Financial
Fraud
....Ethical standards play important role in protection of company
assets </corp/time.html>
Sometimes the most damaging acts are not the most obvious
Article Number 16 Ethical standards play important role in protection
of company assets
A good indicator of high levels of corporate, and, hence, employee
ethics is how well
employees protect their company's assets. TIers who take pride in this
company's ethical
standards reflect that pride in a respect for TI assets.
Employees who are treated with dignity and respect, who take pride in
their organization
and its ethics, tend to respect the assets of that organization.
One of the most evident indicators of the employees' opinion of their
organization is their
conduct at work...."
......workers will avoid such practices as:
Padding of labor charges and expense accounts
Personal long distance phone calls on company accounts
Untidy work areas, break areas and rest rooms
Taking office supplies home
Excessive breaks or sick days
Improper use of copy machines and computer equipment
"
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This next website offers many ideas about unethical employee behavior
which you should find useful for your presentation.Some samples from
the article are listed below:
Company ethics can't be hidden agenda
"...If you set a precedent for tolerating unethical behavior, it's
harder fixing the problem.
And it's not always as easy as expense reports..."
"A company often overlooks questionable practices until an outsider
comes in with a new perspective
and brings everyone back into focus....."
"You need to reiterate your company values on a regular basis in what
you say "
"..If you have a culture of openness...employees are more likely to go
to their managers "
http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2001/08/27/smallb7.html
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Nice article from Infoworld: "Don't lean too heavily on the 'code of
ethics'"
that is relevant to your presentation on this topic.
"I'm not a big fan of "codes of ethics." This isn't because I'm an
unethical boob who wants people to lie and steal.
Rather, I think that codes of ethics don't necessarily result in
ethical behavior and can, in the worst-case scenario,
actually promote unethical behavior"
"some people observe the letter of the law and completely ignore the
spirit"
"The code, ultimately, will be the scoundrel's last defense.
He or she will point to the written code and insist there was no
violation, when, in fact,
the spirit of the code had been violated from the beginning"
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/02/15/020215opethics.xml
A great deal of information on employee ethics can be garnered
at the following site "Ethics Matters General Discussion:
In fact, this site should enable you to fill your discussion
with real war stories on problems in employee ethics
http://forums.infoworld.com/WebX?230@179.EEyfabg5vkB^0@.ee75386
http://forums.infoworld.com/WebX?14@@.ee75180
Brad-ga |
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