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Introduction

12 January, 2015 - 10:52
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You are the CECO of your company. Being familiar with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, you have been charged with developing a comprehensive ethics program that includes (1) a socio-technical system study, (2) a corporate code of ethics, (3) an ethics training program for new and ongoing employees, (4) an ethics hotline or some other reporting mechanism, (5) a CSR (corporate social responsibility) challenge, and (6) recruitment and leadership strategies for implementing ethics. Your report will begin with an executive summary and end with a concluding section that discusses implementation issues and needs.