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Features of compliance- Based ethics codes
Ideal ⇒ Conform to outside standards
Compliance codes means that there are external standards that need to be complied with such as legal codes.
Objective ⇒ Avoid criminal misconduct
Going against these codes would be a criminal act if the codes are enforced by the government.
Leader ⇒ Lawyers
Lawyers enforce these codes through lawsuits as they fall under the legal realm.
Methods ⇒ Education, reduced employee discretion
To ensure these codes, employees should be educated on them to reduce instances of employee discretion.
Features of Integrity- Based ethics codes
Ideal ⇒ Conform to outside standards and chosen internal standards.
Company goes the extra mile of instituting their own standards in addition to outside standards.
Objective ⇒ Enable responsible employee conduct.
Goal is to ensure that employees act with integrity and responsibility.
Leader ⇒ Managers
As this is internal, it would be enforced by managers.
Methods ⇒ Accountability, decision processes, control.
