Codes of Ethics

Partly as a result of much recent evidence of business and government crime, a large proportion of major corporations have adopted codes of ethics; government service is also making more use of them. The electrical manufacturing anti-trust conspiracy and 1973-1976 investigation of foreign and domest...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 1989-05, Vol.8 (5), p.305-319
Main Author: Benson, George C. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Banking ethics
Business
Business ethics
Business structures
Conflicts of interest
Corporate responsibility
Corporations
Ethical codes
Ethical instruction
Ethics
Political ethics
United States
Whistles
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Summary:Partly as a result of much recent evidence of business and government crime, a large proportion of major corporations have adopted codes of ethics; government service is also making more use of them. The electrical manufacturing anti-trust conspiracy and 1973-1976 investigation of foreign and domestic bribery were immediate prods. There are also government codes of which the ASPA code is most widely distributed. Corporate codes discuss relations to employees, interemployee relationships, whistle blowing, effect on environment, commercial bribery, insider information, other conflicts of interest, anti-trust, accounting, consumer relations, and political activities. A discussion of use of codes shows partly favorable results. A number of corporation decisions have not yet become a subject of code provisions. Codes will be more useful if the reasons behind each order are stated and team work is encouraged.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/BF00381721