In business, and most other types of organizations, the job of maintaining the values of the company is not the responsibility of any one department or individual; everyone—officers and board, executives, managers, supervisors, and individual contributors—has a role in fostering ethical behavior. Each is a role model to others and can encourage and motivate fellow employees to "do the right thing."
The Center's Business and Organizational Ethics Partnership, a group of business ethics scholars and executives with responsibility for ethics and compliance, has long been interested in how various functions in an organization contribute to the company's ethical culture. These materials capture the ongoing conversations in that group.
Videos
The Role of the Board: Michael Hackworth, Michael L. Hackworth, member and chair of numerous corporate boards
Part 1
Part 2
The CFO's Role: Jeff Kuhn, Managing Partner, FLG Partners
The Role of the Audit Committee: Robert Finocchio, audit committee chair, Echelon and Altera
The General Counsel's Role: Craig Nordland, former general counsel, Agilent Technologies
The Role of Internal Audit: Mark Orton, vice president for internal audit, Agilent
Articles
The General Counsel's Role: Tom McCoy, executive vice president, Advanced Micro Devices;
Craig Nordlund, general counsel, Agilent Technologies; Martin Collins, general counsel, Novellus; Fred Gonzalez, general counsel, SonicWall