Wendy Oliveras | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

This 28-page report written for executives guides its readers down the six intertwining roads of corporate compliance. Starting with a summary of the key terms, the author navigates the complex course of business ethics with an overview of the current laws and regulations and how to find the right balance of corporate self-regulation and governmental regulation. A comparison of good and bad companies is provided, along with examples of each one. This report describes the factors that lead to unethical corporate behavior and the role that Human Resources plays in facilitating corporate compliance. A list of the events that led to the signing of Sarbanes-Oxley and rules of professional responsibility for attorneys can be found in the appendices. The author successfully demonstrates how ethical training and enforcing a code of conduct and ethics will help combat the growing problem of fraud and corruption in corporate businesses. Other topics include change in leadership, corporate culture, The Society for Human Resources and Management (?SHRM?), Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (?PCAOB?), SEC Acts of 1933 and 1934, whistleblower provisions, the ?noisy withdrawal? rule, the American Bar Association (?ABA?), legal industry and lawyer ethics, ethics in the healthcare industry, the American College of Healthcare Executives (?ACHE?), a collective balance system, NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ.