The corporate code of conduct has been thrust into prominence by its role as the platform from which many prominent corporate leaders have been terminated because of allegations of egregious personal ...

Formal codes of ethics and conduct can ensure consistency in an organization. Learn if your business needs a code of ethics ...

Every business should have a set standard of guiding principals that drive the company's mission forward. A code of conduct states how employees should act, which is often derived from the code of ...

In their commentary “Blowing the whistle on meaningless `good intentions’,” (Op-Ed, June 20) Jon Entine and Martha Nichols correctly castigate corporations that issue “codes of conduct” but fail to ...

Having an employee code of conduct protects your business and informs employees of expectations. Even the smallest of organizations can (and should) develop a code of conduct, ideally coupled with an ...

[Scroll down for a video from Jim on the topic!] Since humans are capable of abstract thought and sophisticated language, our behavior often blurs the lines between black and white into what is known ...

In recent months, securities complaints alleging that a company has made false or misleading statements in or about its code of conduct have been on the uptick. In the wake of Singh v. Cigna ...

In the business world, companies articulate their values in a code of conduct. They display them prominently in employee handbooks, on their websites, and in human resource departments around the ...

The 2014 General Motors recall is a tragic example of ethical misconduct. GM allegedly knew about faulty ignition switches linked to at least 124 deaths and 274 injuries for more than a decade. Yet it ...