october 6, 2010 shrm poll: ethics officers in organizations
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October 6, 2010
SHRM Poll: Ethics Officers in Organizations
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Key Findings
• How integrated are ethics officers in the workplace? Nearly 50% of organizations have an ethics officer or a professional in similar role, according to HR professionals. Publicly owned for-profits (73%) were more likely than privately owned for-profits (36%) to have this position in place.
• To whom do ethics officers report? 44% of organizations say that their ethics officer reports to the organization’s top executive (e.g., president, CEO, chair, partner).
• What functional areas are ethics officers housed in? The HR department topped the list of departments where ethics officers typically work within organizations.
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Yes; 48%
No; 52%
Does your organization have an ethics officer or a professional in a similar role?
Note: n = 392. Excludes respondents who answered “don’t know.”
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Does your organization have an ethics officer or a professional in a similar role?
• By Sector: Publicly owned for-profit organizations (73%) were more likely than privately owned for-profits (36%) to report that their organizations have an ethics officer or a professional in a similar role.
• By Operations: Organizations with multinational operations (68%) were more likely than organizations with U.S.-based operations (45%) to report that their organizations have an ethics officer or a professional in a similar role.
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Comparison by Organization’s Sector and Operations Location
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Which one of the following most closely matches the job title of the direct supervisor of the ethics officer or a professional in a similar role in your organization?
Other
Other C-suite executive
Board of directors
Ethics board/committee
HR director
Chief compliance officer
Chief operating officer
Chief finance officer
Vice president or assistant/associate vice president
Legal counsel
Chief human resources officer or chief human capital officer
President, chief executive officer, chair, partner or principal
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
3%
1%
2%
2%
3%
3%
3%
3%
7%
10%
20%
44%
Note: n = 178. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.
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In which department does your ethics officer or a professional in a similar role work?
Other
Ethics
Quality management
Compliance
Finance and administration
Legal
Executive office
Human resources
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
4%
2%
2%
2%
8%
18%
22%
41%
Note: n = 176. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.
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Demographics: Organization Industry
Industry
Manufacturing—other 16%
Health care, social assistance (e.g., hospitals, clinics, doctor's offices, in-home care, nursing homes, EAP providers, hospice)
12%
Services—professional, scientific, technical, legal, engineering 9%
Financial services (e.g., banking) 7%
Educational services/education (e.g., universities, schools) 7%
Government/public administration—federal, state/local, tribal 7%
Retail/wholesale trade 5%
Insurance 5%
Consulting 4%
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Note: n = 368. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.
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Demographics: Organization Industry (continued)
IndustryOther services (e.g., other nonprofit, church/religious organizations) 3%
Construction, mining, oil and gas 3%
Publishing, broadcasting, other media 3%
High-tech 2%
Telecommunications 2%
Services—accommodation, food and drinking places 2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation 2%
Transportation, warehousing (e.g., distribution) 1%
Manufacturing—auto/auto-related 1%
Pharmaceutical 1%
Real estate, rental, leasing 1%
Utilities 1%
Biotech 1%
Association—professional/trade 1%
Other 5%
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Note: n = 368. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.
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Demographics: Organization Sector
Other
Government sector
Nonprofit organization
Publicly owned for-profit organization
Privately owned for-profit organization
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
3%
10%
17%
21%
49%
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Note: n = 367
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Demographics: Organization Staff Size
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Note: n = 180
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Demographics: Other
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Note: n = 391
U.S.-based operations 75%
Multinational operations 25%
Single-unit company: A company in which the location and the company are one and the same.
36%
Multi-unit company: A company that has more than one location.
64%
Multi-unit headquarters determines HR policies and practices
55%
Each work location determines HR policies and practices
2%
A combination of both the work location and the multi-unit headquarters determine HR policies and practices
44%
Is the organization a single-unit company or a multi-unit company?
Are HR policies and practices determined by the multi-unit corporate headquarters, by each work location or both?
Does the organization have U.S.-based operations (business units) only or does it operate multinationally?
Note: n = 362
Note: n = 253
• 16% of organizations indicated that employees at their work location were unionized.
Note: n = 366
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SHRM Poll: Ethics Officer in Organization
• Response rate = 15%.• Sample comprised of 392 randomly selected HR
professionals with the job title of manager and above. • Margin of error is +/- 5%.• Survey fielded September 10 – September 21, 2010.
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Methodology
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