Gnazzo, Patrick J.,

Are You Serious About Ethics?. Patrick J. Gnazzo and George R. Wratney. - Across The Board, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 18, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Are You Serious About Ethics?, July/Aug. 2003; pp. 47-50.

"We are convinced that organizations and their ethics programs can be strengthened if a defendable promise of confidentiality can be made. If such a promise were available, more employees would feel comfortable coming forward, more allegations would be available for review, more opportunities for corrective action would be created, stronger organizations would result, and customers, shareowners, trustees, and other stakeholders would benefit." (ACROSS THE BOARD) The authors address the problem of companies not guaranteeing confidentiality to employees who report ethics violations, noting a failure to do so often results in misconduct going unreported.

1522-3248;


Business ethics
Confidential communications
Corporations--Corrupt practices
Employee crimes
Ethics
Industrial relations
Ombudsman
Whistle blowing
Work environment

AC1.S5

050