The Audit Committee of a Global Corporation Has Mandated a Change

Multiple Choice

The audit committee of a global corporation has mandated a change in the organization's business ethics policy. Which of the following approaches describes the best way to accomplish the policy's diffusion worldwide?

A) Deploy the policy in the corporate headquarters' language, so everyone gets an unfiltered version simultaneously.
B) Introduce the policy region by region, using any lessons learned to change the subsequent version of the policy for the next area.
C) Consult with legal and operational management in each affected country to ensure the final version can be implemented globally, following audit committee approval.
D) Send the board-approved version of the policy to each country's senior leadership, and empower them to tailor the policy to the local language and culture.