- Awareness of Program and Resources
- Perceptions of the Function
- Observing and Reporting Misconduct
- Pressure
- Organizational Justice
- Manager Perceptions
- Perceptions of Leadership
- Perceptions of Peers and Environment
New Data From Ethisphere Says Employee Perceptions of Senior Leadership’s Behavior Has Dramatic Impact on Employee Reporting of Observed Misconduct.NEW YORK, November 20, 2019 (Newswire) – Eighty-six percent of employees say that senior leaders promote the importance of ethical behavior throughout their company, yet just 77 percent have faith that senior leaders act ethically at all times. This according to Ethisphere’s proprietary 2019 Culture Quotient (CQ) data set. Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing standards of ethical business practices, today released a report featuring key insights from its global Culture Quotient survey, which among other things, highlights the striking impact that perceptions of senior leaders can have on employees.The report can be downloaded here.“Employees who do not have faith in senior leadership are 44 percent less likely to report a concern and 54 percent less likely to have faith the company enforces its non-retaliation policy,” said Erica Salmon Byrne, Executive Vice President, Data and Services. “This data demonstrates why Ethisphere recommends companies conduct regular standalone culture surveys, which not only yield insightful and introspective results but send a strong message to employees that your company takes culture seriously. Leaders should prioritize culture by sharing culture survey results, as well as providing real, practical stories and examples that emphasize the company’s commitment to ethical conduct.”Byrne adds that while 81 percent of Culture Quotient respondents agreed that their organization has a policy that prohibits retaliation against someone who makes a report, just 77 percent agree that disciplinary actions are taken when individuals engage in unethical behavior or misconduct at their company.The data also reveals several key trends pertaining to why employees speak up (or don’t), whom they make their report to, and how they feel about their company’s reporting process. For example, of the 17,433 individuals that indicated they reported observed misconduct, 60 percent did so to their direct supervisor; just 22 percent indicated they used the compliance helpline to report a concern.The Culture Quotient SurveyVolume one of this report examines the data set extracted from responses provided by multinational companies, encompassing more than 500,000 employees around the globe, in 30 languages, representing the views of nearly 4 million employees. From this category-leading compilation of current employee responses, Ethisphere has culled insights to share over the course of three volumes. The Eight Pillars of ethical culture that Ethisphere measures are:
