Why Code of Conduct Violations go Unreported: A Conceptual Framework to Guide Intervention and Future Research

The ability to enforce the provisions of a code of conduct influences whether the code is effective in shaping behavior. Enforcement relies in part on the willingness of organization members to report violations of the code, but research from the business and educational environment suggests that fe...

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Authors: Nitsch, Detlev (Author) ; Baetz, Mark (Author) ; Hughes, Julia Christensen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2005
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 327-341
Further subjects:B Enforcement
B reporting misconduct
B Code of conduct
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