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Time Presenter Event Notes

6:10-6:30 Pattigivesmake-up

presentation

6:30-6:45 AHleads,

DH

presents

TriviaGame

6:45-7 VJ IntroductiontoEthics Questionstoanswer

•  Whatareethics?

•  Wheredotheycomefrom?

•  Howdoorgsdevelopethics?

•  Whatdotheyuseto

communicatetheirethicsasa

culture?

WatchDangerousMindsmovieclip

7-7:30 DH,

AH,

VJ

ValueTensionpresentations Economic

•  Tensionsofshort-termprofit

valuesandhumanvaluesof

sustainablecooperation

•  Thebottomlineofprofitsis

insufficientasameasureof

effectiveness

•  Economizingdemandsa

degreeofcooperative

interactionstopromotegoals

thatdonotworkagainstother

importantsocietalvalues

PowerDistance

•  Overviewofpowerdistancing

• 

Powerdistanceindex

•  Whouseshigh/lowpower

distancing

•  Howisthedisparityinpower

received?Howisitendorsed?

•  Powerdistanceincurrent

events

Ecological

•  Managingmacro-environment

andmicro-eventvalues

•  Concernedwiththeimpact

andrelationshipoftheorganizationtoexternal

environment

•  Ecologizingandthe“creative

class”

•  TheWorld’sgreenest

companies

•  HowgreenistheUS

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7:30-7:45 *** 15minutebreak ***

7:45-8:15 AH Breakdownoursitevisits Organizationalelementsidentifiedin

TraderJoe’s,Blumenthal,

McGuireWoods

•  Havegroupsnamecultural

elementssupportingethicalcultureonboard.Onecolumn

foreach.Discussasgroup.

8:15-8:30 DH Checklistforcreatingand

maintaininganethicalculture

andopendiscussion

Handoutchecklist

8:30-8:45 VJ Slavearticleactivity Howmanyslavesworkforyou?

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EthicalTrivia

Halliburton

Thiscompanyhasbecometheobjectofseveralcontroversiesinvolvingthe2003IraqWarand

thecompany'stiestoformerU.S.VicePresidentDickCheney.Themostnotablescandal

involvedImproperlybooked$100millioninannualconstructioncostoverrunsbeforecustomersagreedtopayforthem.

AtlantaPublicSchools

Nearly200teachersandprincipalsinthiscity’spublicschoolsystemadmittedtotampering

withstandardizedteststoraisestudents’scoresonthestatecompetencytest,intryingto

complywiththefederalNoChildLeftBehindAct.

Nike

Thismanufacturerofsportingapparelhasbeencriticizedforcontractingwithfactoriesin

countriessuchasChina,Vietnam,IndonesiaandMexico.VietnamLaborWatch,anactivist

group,hasdocumentedthatfactoriescontractedbythiscompanyhaveviolatedminimum

wageandovertimelawsinVietnamaslateas1996,althoughtheyclaimthatthispracticehas

beenstopped.[25]

Thecompanyhasbeensubjecttomuchcriticalcoverageoftheoftenpoor

workingconditionsandexploitationofcheapoverseaslaboremployedinthefreetradezones

wheretheirgoodsaretypicallymanufactured..

PALottery

colloquiallyknownastheTripleSixFix,thiswaswasaplottorigtheDailyNumber,athreedigit

gamethethisstate’slottery.Alloftheballsexcept4and6wereweighted,meaningthatthe

drawingwasalmostsuretobeacombinationofonly4sand6s.Theschemewassuccessfulinthat666,anexpectedresult,wasdrawnonApril24,1980;however,theunusualbetting

patternsalertedauthoritiestothematter.Thechiefconspiratorsweresenttoprison,andmost

ofthefraudulentlyacquiredwinningswereneverpaidout.

Monsanto

TheMissouribasedagriculturalcompanyhasbeennamedworld'smostunethicalcompany.

Thecompanyleadstheworld'sproductionofgeneticallymodifiedfoodsinfamousforunfairly

suingfarmerswhotrytogrowfoodsbothethicallyandorganically..Thecompanyisalsothe

creatorofthehighlypoisonousherbicidenamedRoundup(aweedkiller)..A2008scientific

studyfoundRoundupcancausethedeathofunbornchildren.

BernardMadoff

aformerAmericanstockbroker,entrepreneur,andinvestor.Heistheformernon-executive

chairmanoftheNASDAQ stockmarket,andtheadmittedoperatorofaPonzischemethatis

consideredtobethelargestfinancialfraudinU.S.history.[4]

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Chevron

Theoilandgascompanyhasbeencriticisedforavarietyofenvironmentalandhumanrights

abuses.accusedofdumping18billiongallonsoftoxicwasteintotheEcuadorianAmazon.The

oilgianthasalsobeeninvolvedinhumanrightsabuseswithagroupofNigerianprotestors

campaigningagainstthecompany.TwooftheprotestorswereshotbytheNigerianArmywho

hadbeentransportedtothescenebythiscompany

ArthurAnderson

ThiscompanywasbrokenupafterShreddingdocumentsrelatedtoauditclientEnronafterthe

SEClaunchedaninquiryintoEnron.thefirmagreedtosurrenderitsCPAlicensesanditsrightto

practicebeforetheSEConAugust31,2002-effectivelyputtingthefirmoutofbusiness.

WatergateScandal/RichardNixon

Thispoliticalscandalduringthe1970sintheUnitedStatesresultedfromthebreak-inofthe

DemocraticNationalheadquartersandthepresident’sadministration'sattemptedcover-upofitsinvolvement.EffectsofthescandaleventuallyledtotheresignationthePresidentofthe

UnitedStates,onAugust9,1974

RupertMurdoch

Thisbusinessmagnatefacedallegationsthathiscompanies,includingtheNewsoftheWorld ,

ownedbyNewsCorporation,hadbeenregularlyhackingthephonesofcelebrities,royaltyand

publiccitizens.Hefacedpoliceandgovernmentinvestigationsintobriberyandcorruptionin

theUKandFBIinvestigationsintheUS.[11][12]

TammyandJimBaker

ThishusbandandwifeteamwereknownforfoundingChristiantelevisionprogram,thePTL(PraisetheLordClub).TheirfirstshowwasfirstbroadcastfromParkRoadinCharlotte.PTL's

fundraisingactivitiesbetween1984–1987underwentscrutinybyTheCharlotteObserver ,

eventuallyleadingtocriminalcharges.Additionally,279,000waspaidtokeepthe

organization’ssecretaryfromgoingtothepolicetoreportthatshewassexuallyassaultedby

twoministers,oneofwhichwasthemalefounder.

CollegeFootball(UNC,PennState,OhioState,Oregon,Miami,Auburn,USC,GeorgiaTech)

Inthepastfewyears,numerouscollegefootballteamshavebeeninvestigatedandchargedfor

avarietyofscandalousactivitiesfrompayingplayerstocheatingandevenworse.Listanythree

schoolswhohavebeenunderinvestigationfortheirunethicalpracticesinthepasttwoyears.

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ChecklistforCreatingandMaintaininganEthicalCulture

SectionOne:Elements&Motivation

Doyourorganization’smembersshareacommonsetof:

- Beliefs

-

Values- Practices

Isthatcommonsetsupportedby:

- SpecificCommunications

- Codes,guidelines,andreinforcement

- Rewardsandpunishment

Dotheleadersoftheorganizationunderstand:

- Elementsofanethicalculture

- Reinforcersofanethicalculture

-Possibleareasofimprovedeffectiveness

- Possibleteamandindividualoutcomes

Doestheorganizationasawholeunderstandthatethicalculture:

- Isgoodbusiness

- Enhancestrustandreputation

- Preventssurprises

- Mitigatespersonalliability

- Requiresdiligentriskmanagement

- Isabenchmarkexpectationfor:

o  Profit

o  CorporateSocialResponsibility

o  Awards

SectionTwo:Leadership,CoreValues&ImportantIssues

Hasyourorganization:

- Createdagovernanceandleadershipframework

o  Clarifiedroles,includingcommitteesandleadersdesignatedtohandleethicalissues

o  Identifiedreportingrelationshipsandexpectations

o  Identifiedresponsibilitiesandperformanceexpectations

-

DevelopedCoreValuesandIssuesFoundationincluding:

o  Reputationalvalues-trustworthiness,credibility,responsibility

o  Hypernorms-honesty,fairness,compassion,integrity,predictability

o  Ethicaldecisionmakingcriteria

- Idenitfiedimportantissuesrequiringculturalguidanceby:

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o  Stakeholderimpactanalysis

o  Environmentalscanning

o  Stakeholderconsultation

o  Ethicsaudit

o  Rankingissuesofethicalimportance-urgentclaimsfirst

SectionThree:GuidanceCommunications

Guidancecommunicationsshouldbebasedoncorevaluesandimportantissuesthatareintegratedinto:

- Strategicgoals

- Operationalgoals

Effectiveguidancecommunicationsshouldinclude:

- Missionstatement

o  Short,inspiring,focusedonkeyvalues

- CodeofConduct

o  Incorporatecorevalues

o  Coverimportantissuesneedingguidance

o  Useinputfromalllevels

o  Usefeedbackproductively

SectionFour:MonitoringandReportingEthicalPerformance

MeasurementofCSR:

- Historicalmeasures

o  Existenceofstatementsofguidanceandtheirreinforcement

o Amountofcharitabledonations

o  Existenceandnatureofcommunityrelationsprograms

o  Ethicalsourcingandtradingpolicies

o  Laborrelationsandhealthyandsafety

o  Environmentalperformanceindicators

o  Environmentalmanagementindicators

- Anticipatorymeasures

o  Memberattitudesurveys

o  Customerorotherstakeholdersurveys

Listsdrawnfrom:

Ethics&Governance:Developing&MaintaininganEthicalCorporateCulture,3e,

L.J.Brooks&D.Selley

CanadianCentreforEthics&CorporatePolicy,Toronto,2008

http://www.ethicscentre.ca