Managing Ethics Upwards
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By Michael G. Daigneault, Esq., ERC; Frank J. Navran, ERC; and Jerry
Guthrie, BellSouth
In the early 1990’s, a position known as the ethics officer emerged in
corporate America. The position was created to insure personnel compliance with
company standards and procedures as specified in the U.S. Federal Sentencing
Guidelines. Under these guidelines, the ethics officer is recognized to be a
high-level administrator responsible for briefing senior leadership and
monitoring the behavior of company employees.
In the decade that has passed since its inception, the job responsibilities
of the ethics office continues to be modified Questions have emerged such as:
Where should the ethics officer be placed in the organizational chart? What type
of relationship should the ethics officer have with senior leadership? What
strategies can the ethics officer use to best shape the ethical climate of the
organization?
In Managing Ethics Upwards, the Ethics Resource Center Fellows look to
these questions and others to identify the trends that have characterized the
role of the ethics officer, the leadership styles of executives, and their
relationship with each other in the realization of an ethical workplace. In
addition, the shifting role of upper-management is explored within the context
of a global economy and overall “global integrity”.
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