Sponsored by Grace College: The percentage of U.S. workers who said they observed misconduct on the job fell to an all-time low of 41 percent in 2013, according to the National Business Ethics Survey (NBES). This “low” figure is down from 45 percent in 2011 and a record high of 55 percent in 2007. Although improvements are occurring, more changes are needed to help bring … [Read more...]
State of Business Ethics in the United States [Infographic]
Did you know that 34% of employees think their managers are unethical, and 42% of employees say their companies' ethics cultures are weak? Those statistics come from the new State of Business Ethics in the U.S. infographic from Bolt Insurance, which is shown below. According to the data in the infographic, most reports of employee misconduct include more than one … [Read more...]
Study Finds Women are More Ethical at Work than Men
A research team at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School released a new study that shows, "women are less willing to sacrifice ethical values for money and social status and that women associate business with immorality more strongly," CNN reports. The research involved three separate studies with a main element focusing on a series of fictitious job descriptions … [Read more...]