Code of Conduct and Ethics Report
Introduction
Code of Conduct is the set of anticipated behavior that incorporates an ethical and moral demeanor for an organizations employee to follow. It entails a high regard of social awareness that encompasses integrity and honesty decisions and behavior. Upon researching codes from other organizations a common factor that exists pertaining to expectations is compliance of legal and government regulations, preservation of confidentiality, avoiding unfair competition, avoiding and reporting acts of bribery. Adherence of such conduct is contributed with and a solid internal control mechanism and business plan that is embedded into the culture of the organization.
Importance
Many corporations have various code of conduct and expect their employees to adhere to them. These standards are important because they set the standard for their employees on how to act and handle different situations that might arise. The code of conduct also shows the public what the company stands for and what it will tolerate from employees.
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English: Apple's absolute first logo, pre 1976. Dr...On the same line the company needs to establish a clear commitment to ethical behavior otherwise they will lose consumer support and may go under. If a company loses face in the public eye they will most likely never recover. Some CEO's may think that if they shed some ethics that their profits will increase but this in not true. Without ethics or the knowledge of what is right or wrong we would be not better than single cell organisms. If a company is shown to be shady in the public eye because they have substandard ethics in place then the consumers may not do business with them and it is extremely difficult to gain that trust back.
Commitment
As executives of the company we have the duty to create an environment conducive to ethical behavior. A Code...