Miles Enterprises: Code Of Ethics And Social Responsibility
Miles Enterprises: Code of Ethics
Keidra Miles
OMM 640: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Dr. Onatolu
March 16, 2015
The fictional Company Miles Enterprises will be the corporation discussed in this paper. Miles Enterprises is a multi-city management consulting firm based in Louisiana. The company will soon venture abroad. The Federal Sentencing Guidelines created by the United States Sentencing Commission in 1991 presented a detailed set of guidelines to govern the sentencing of corporations and other organizations (LeClair, Ferrell & Ferrell, 1997). Since Congress passed the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in 1991, Miles Enterprise has complied by creating a code of ethics that contains all of the required elements. …show more content…
The code of ethics of Miles Enterprises will be audited using the Triple Bottom Line approach. The Triple Bottom Line considers the environmental, social, and financial impacts that have an effect on corporate decision making (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2013). Triple Bottom Line offers various tools that note financial outcomes while monitoring an organization’s growth capability progression (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2013). As part of the employee orientation employees are introduced to corporate social responsibility and the expectations of the company and its employees. Miles Enterprises implemented a training and development program based on ethics and moral philosophies as they pertain to social responsibility. This program is ongoing as each new hire is required to engage in the program every 6 months from the time they are hired. The employees will be paid for training. These programs are designed to expand the level of thinking of the decision makers while offering different avenues to make the decisions as businesses tend to be performance …show more content…
Employees are prohibited from accepting gifts and courtesies from clients that are listed as followed: Monetary Gifts larger than $100 (this includes gift cards, gift certificates, bonds, stocks, etc..). Material Gifts with premium pricing ($100 and above) are not acceptable. This includes handbags, jewelry, clothing, electronics, and vehicles. Many of our dealings are conducted in meetings with clients outside the office, as time may play a factor in both our schedules and the clients. Invitations to dinner and lunch must be reported to The Board of Conduct at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Any meetings not reported to the BOC will be investigated and could lead to disciplinary action if it is found to be in violation of any company policy.
Conflicts of Interest
Employees must avoid any relationship or activity that might impair, or even appear to impair, their ability to make objective and fair decisions when performing our jobs. At times, employees may be faced with situations where the business actions we take on behalf of Miles Enterprises may conflict with personal or family interests. Employees must never use Miles Enterprises property or information for personal gain.
Corporate
Keidra Miles
OMM 640: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Dr. Onatolu
March 16, 2015
The fictional Company Miles Enterprises will be the corporation discussed in this paper. Miles Enterprises is a multi-city management consulting firm based in Louisiana. The company will soon venture abroad. The Federal Sentencing Guidelines created by the United States Sentencing Commission in 1991 presented a detailed set of guidelines to govern the sentencing of corporations and other organizations (LeClair, Ferrell & Ferrell, 1997). Since Congress passed the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in 1991, Miles Enterprise has complied by creating a code of ethics that contains all of the required elements. …show more content…
The code of ethics of Miles Enterprises will be audited using the Triple Bottom Line approach. The Triple Bottom Line considers the environmental, social, and financial impacts that have an effect on corporate decision making (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2013). Triple Bottom Line offers various tools that note financial outcomes while monitoring an organization’s growth capability progression (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2013). As part of the employee orientation employees are introduced to corporate social responsibility and the expectations of the company and its employees. Miles Enterprises implemented a training and development program based on ethics and moral philosophies as they pertain to social responsibility. This program is ongoing as each new hire is required to engage in the program every 6 months from the time they are hired. The employees will be paid for training. These programs are designed to expand the level of thinking of the decision makers while offering different avenues to make the decisions as businesses tend to be performance …show more content…
Employees are prohibited from accepting gifts and courtesies from clients that are listed as followed: Monetary Gifts larger than $100 (this includes gift cards, gift certificates, bonds, stocks, etc..). Material Gifts with premium pricing ($100 and above) are not acceptable. This includes handbags, jewelry, clothing, electronics, and vehicles. Many of our dealings are conducted in meetings with clients outside the office, as time may play a factor in both our schedules and the clients. Invitations to dinner and lunch must be reported to The Board of Conduct at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Any meetings not reported to the BOC will be investigated and could lead to disciplinary action if it is found to be in violation of any company policy.
Conflicts of Interest
Employees must avoid any relationship or activity that might impair, or even appear to impair, their ability to make objective and fair decisions when performing our jobs. At times, employees may be faced with situations where the business actions we take on behalf of Miles Enterprises may conflict with personal or family interests. Employees must never use Miles Enterprises property or information for personal gain.
Corporate