Corporate Ethics Audit™ (CEA)

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Based on the Organisational Culture Inventory, the CEA measures the norms, values and standards that drive the day-to-day behaviours and decisions of organisational members. The inventory enables managers to understand the true ethical culture of their organisation, compare it to the values portrayed in formal codes of conduct and ethics statements, and take steps to make the former more consistent with the latter.

Audience: Appropriate for any organisation and for members at all levels of organisations committed to ethical conduct

Most Frequently Used for:

• Generating information needed to compare the culture of an organisation to its code of ethics
• Identifying the cultural norms that may be pressuring members to engage in questionable practices or to tolerate decisions they view as wrong or unfair
• Guiding ethics programs designed to encourage and reinforce members to maintain their integrity and represent the organisation in a principled manner

Time Required: 10-15 minutes to complete the survey

Format: Paper Computer-Scored; Online

Feedback Provided: Results are provided on the strength of 12 cultural norms associated with Constructive, Passive/Defensive, and Aggressive/Defensive operating cultures.

Presentation of Results: Results at the organisational and sub-unit levels are presented on the circumplex, based on interim norms.

Associated Outcomes: Preliminary research indicates that the CEA styles are related to members’ reports of the ethical standards maintained by their organisations but not to the presence of formal codes of conduct. The styles also are related to members’ satisfaction with the organisation and experienced role conflict.

Research and Development by: Robert A. Cooke, PhD

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