The Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) conducted by the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) provides valuable insights into workplace ethics and compliance from the perspective of employees. Tom Fox recently had the opportunity to visit with ECI CEO Pat Harned on the 2023 GBES. This survey has become a reliable benchmark for organizations to compare their workplace culture with third-party research, allowing them to identify areas for improvement and address potential risks.

Over the past 30 years of GBES research, ECI has identified and proven that certain “outcome” metrics are indicative of the well-being of workplaces from an ethics & compliance perspective. In this, the largest and latest update to the GBES body of research, employees in 42 countries around the world told us that there is reason for concern. In Part 2 of a five-part podcast, we consider addressing workplace misconduct.

Pat’s views on workplace misconduct have been shaped by her belief in the importance of a strong relationship between employees and their supervisors, which she sees as crucial to encouraging reporting of misconduct and ensuring satisfaction with the outcome. She advocates for training managers to respond supportively to reports and emphasizes the need for organizations to educate employees on the importance of reporting misconduct internally rather than resorting to social media or external agencies. With her extensive research and expertise, Harned has made significant contributions to promoting ethical practices in the workplace. Join Tom Fox and Pat Harned as they delve deeper into this topic on the 2023 GBES podcast.

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Join us in Part 3, where we consider some disturbing findings on retaliation.

Resources

ECI

2023 Global Business Ethics Survey

Blog Post on the 2023 GBES, Part 2