Chapter 9 Flashcards
Compliance Orientation
Control System that creates order by requiring employees to identify with and commit to specific required conduct
Values orientation
A control system that strives to develop shared values
Codes of conduct
Formal Statments that describe what an organization expects of its employees
Code of ethics
Consist of general statements, sometimes altruistic or inspirational, that serve as principles and as the basis for rules of conduct
Value Statement
Declaration of an organization’s top priorities that serves the general public and also addresses distinct groups such as stakeholders
Ethic officers
High-level executives responsible for manging their organizations’ ethics and legal compliance programs
Ethics audit
Systematic evluation of an organization’s ethics program and perforamnce to determine effectiveness
Balanced scorecard
Performance management tool that details a company’s perforamnce through financial and nonfinanical perspectives, giving management a comprehensive view of the business
Triple bottom line
Perspective that takes into account the social, environmental, and finanical impacts of decisions made within an organization
Global reporting initiative(GRI)
A prominent framework that companies have adopted to report their social and sustainability progress
ISO 19600
Framework that emphasizes a principles approach to compliance management based upon commitment, implementation, monitoring and measuring, and continual improvement
ESG
Framwork for evaluation of firm performance in the areas of environmental, social, and governance