College of Business Administration

Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Institutions

Discussion Questions for August 07, 2006:

1) What are Codes of Conduct and why are they necessary?

2) What makes an effective “code of conduct”?

3) How does policy tie to ethical behavior?

4) Who should write a code of conduct?

5) Do shareholders have a say in how the company conducts business?

6) What are the checks and balances for the code?

7) How do you give people incentives to help enforce the code?

8) Why do so many companies' COCs fail in spite of enforcement?

9) How can a code of conduct be counterproductive?

10) What other mechanisms, beyond a “code of conduct,” are necessary to ensure ethical behavior within organizations? RELATED LINKS:

Kraft Foods Code of Conduct

Corporate Ethical Policies in Large Corporations in Argentina, Brazil and Spain

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