Business Ethics Chapter Outline
Chapter 9 : Managing and controlling ethics programs Chapter Outline
Using a business ethics program as a part of strategic planning and management activities is critical to any firm * To be successful, must put controls and systems in place to make sure they are being used effectively * Such as input, output and process controls * Input – providing necessary tools and resources to the company * Also good employees and effective training and systems * Process * Manager commitment, effective ethics systems for evaluation of how they are being proceeded with * Output * Comparing standards with actual behavior * Most popular method of evaluating is an ethics audit
An Ethics Audit * A …show more content…
* * First Step – secure the commitment of the firm’s top management/ board. Success hinges on the full support of the top people within the company
* Second Step - establish a committee or team to oversee the audit process, ideally the board, for the ethics portion and managers for conduct auditing
* Third Step - establish the scope or vision of the audit, depending on the type of business, risks faced, available opportunities and deciding what is most important for subject at
Using a business ethics program as a part of strategic planning and management activities is critical to any firm * To be successful, must put controls and systems in place to make sure they are being used effectively * Such as input, output and process controls * Input – providing necessary tools and resources to the company * Also good employees and effective training and systems * Process * Manager commitment, effective ethics systems for evaluation of how they are being proceeded with * Output * Comparing standards with actual behavior * Most popular method of evaluating is an ethics audit
An Ethics Audit * A …show more content…
* * First Step – secure the commitment of the firm’s top management/ board. Success hinges on the full support of the top people within the company
* Second Step - establish a committee or team to oversee the audit process, ideally the board, for the ethics portion and managers for conduct auditing
* Third Step - establish the scope or vision of the audit, depending on the type of business, risks faced, available opportunities and deciding what is most important for subject at