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Essay / Codes of ethics are the most effective method for...
Documents that state important philosophical principles and specify the values represented within an organization are called codes of ethics. For these codes to be considered effective, they must be able to define an organization's responsibilities towards stakeholders, the expected conduct of employees (Kaptein & Wempe, 2002) and articulate the ethical parameters of the organization regarding to what is acceptable and what is acceptable. this is not the case (Stevens, 1994). Of course, behavior refers to the ethical behavior of individuals in organizations. Employee behaviors are deliberately designed to be affected by the codes, regardless of the extent of the script. As much as codes are used to reinforce social responsibility and explain organizational norms and values, it would be equally important to consider how codes can influence behavior. Many systems and methods associated with the integration of ethical codes will be considered to demonstrate the effects of ethical behavior; This includes analyzing the link between control mechanisms and correlating them to the main components of a management system. As well as describing how an ethical culture and successful communication flow improves ethical employee behavior. Indeed, these methods are used as an overall message, created by the company with the aim of instilling behavior and effecting change through explicit statements of acceptable behavior (Stevens, 1994). Codes of ethics are written to guide behavior, and therefore any analysis of the impact of a code must include the extent to which it affects behavior. Contemporary research in social psychology, such as that done by Ferrell and Gresham as part of their contingency model, suggests that "Corporate ethics related... middle of article...... C. and WD Richardson: 1994, "Ethical decision making: a review of the empirical literature", Journal of Business Ethics 13, 203-221.11. Bowden, P and Smythe, B. (2008). Making codes of ethics meaningful and Keeping Businesses Good. Stevens, B. (2008). , 601-609.13, Trevino, LK, GR Weaver, D. Gibson and B. L Toeffler: 1999, 'Managing Ethics and Legal Compliance: What Works and What Hurts', California Management Review 41 (. 2), 131-151.14. Schwartz, M.: 2004, 'Effective corporate codes of ethics: code users' perceptions', Journal of Business Ethics 55, 323-343.15. IFAC. (2007). Define and develop an effective code of conduct for organizations. Committee of professional accountants in business. 1 (3), 8-21.