Exam 8: Developing an Effective Ethics Program

The ultimate "stick" associated with the FSGO is fines or probation,which involves on-site observation by consultants,monitoring of the company's ethical compliance efforts,and

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Organizational can contribute to diminished employee trust and increased employee turnover.

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What is the role of an ethics officer within an organization? What are his or her duties? To whom does the FSGO guidelines recommend that the ethics officer report?

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Ethics officers are usually responsible for assessing the needs and risks to be
addressed in an organization-wide ethics program,developing and distributing a code of conduct or ethics,conducting training programs for employees,establishing and maintaining a confidential service to answer questions about ethical issues,making sure the company is complying with government regulations,monitoring and auditing ethical conduct,taking action on possible violations of the company's code,and reviewing and updating the code.FSGO guidelines suggest the ethics officer report to the board of directors rather than the general counsel.

Aurico is a company that offers ethics hotline maintenance and monitoring services for organizations.Which component of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations compliance program does this service help organizations to satisfy?

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A code of ethics that does not address specific high-risk activities within the scope of daily activities is

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Which of the following is not a main goal of successful ethics programs?

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Which of the following statements about training is false?

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Which of the following is not an advantage of having a comprehensive code of conduct?

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One of the main reasons employees do not report observed misconduct is

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For an ethical compliance program to properly function,

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To ensure that an ethics program addresses the needs of the average employee,it should include all of the following except

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Which of the following legislation has increased the responsibilities on ethics officers and boards of directors to monitor financial reporting?

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How can ethical dilemmas and behavioral simulations help employees make more ethical decisions?

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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of implementing an ethics program with a compliance orientation versus one with a values orientation.Is one better than the other at maintaining an ethical organization?

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are formal statements that describe what an organization expects of its employees in terms of ethical behavior.

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In the absence of ethics programs,employees are likely to make decisions based on

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Which of the following is the most comprehensive?

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With regard to ethics,training and communication initiatives should reflect

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Most executives feel that which of the following is the primary reason for much of the unchecked misconduct in business?

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All of the following are useful in monitoring ethical conduct and measuring the effectiveness of the ethical program except

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The ultimate "stick" associated with the FSGO is fines or probation,which involves on-site observation by consultants,monitoring of the company's ethical compliance efforts,and

Organizational can contribute to diminished employee trust and increased employee turnover.

What is the role of an ethics officer within an organization? What are his or her duties? To whom does the FSGO guidelines recommend that the ethics officer report?

Aurico is a company that offers ethics hotline maintenance and monitoring services for organizations.Which component of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations compliance program does this service help organizations to satisfy?

A code of ethics that does not address specific high-risk activities within the scope of daily activities is

Which of the following is not a main goal of successful ethics programs?

Which of the following statements about training is false?

Which of the following is not an advantage of having a comprehensive code of conduct?

One of the main reasons employees do not report observed misconduct is

For an ethical compliance program to properly function,

To ensure that an ethics program addresses the needs of the average employee,it should include all of the following except

Which of the following legislation has increased the responsibilities on ethics officers and boards of directors to monitor financial reporting?

How can ethical dilemmas and behavioral simulations help employees make more ethical decisions?

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of implementing an ethics program with a compliance orientation versus one with a values orientation.Is one better than the other at maintaining an ethical organization?

are formal statements that describe what an organization expects of its employees in terms of ethical behavior.

In the absence of ethics programs,employees are likely to make decisions based on

Which of the following is the most comprehensive?

With regard to ethics,training and communication initiatives should reflect

Most executives feel that which of the following is the primary reason for much of the unchecked misconduct in business?

All of the following are useful in monitoring ethical conduct and measuring the effectiveness of the ethical program except

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