If you’re a solopreneur, you won’t need a code of ethics or a code of conduct; the ethical values you abide by are internal. However, things change once you hire employees who may have different ideas ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Edward Segal covers crisis-related news, topics, and issues. Business leaders can’t prevent their companies and organizations from ...

If you asked most managers, they would probably tell you that a code of conduct is a good thing. It can set a high standard for employees and ensure that they are interacting in a professional manner.

Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 94, No. 4 (July 2010), pp. 471-487 (17 pages) Codes of conduct have proliferated not only at company level, but also at supra-and suborganisational levels. However, ...

When health insurer Cigna Corp. appeared in front of a judge for allegedly misleading shareholders on Medicare regulations this spring, plaintiffs thought they had a strong case. After all, Cigna had ...

For education to create citizens capable of self-government, students need to engage with a variety of viewpoints on controversial issues, led by teachers who understand there is greater value in ...

A code of ethics issued by a business is a particular kind of policy statement. A properly framed code is, in effect, a form of legislation within the company binding on its employees, with specific ...

Dr Benjamin Koh has previously given evidence and provided policy recommendations to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services: Inquiry into the life insurance industry ...

Shannon E. French, Military Ethics Program Director spends an hour discussing warrior cultures and codes throughout history on The Art of Manliness podcast. War is a violent and bloody business, but ...

Also in today's open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews Linux Mint 17.3 Xfce, and Debian 8.3 has been officially released Codes of Conduct have often been pushed to create “safer” environments, while ...