PRC-3 · Chapter 6 · Question 29 of 68
A company drafts a brilliant 50-page Code of Ethics, but the CEO routinely ignores it and treats staff poorly. As a result, the employees also ignore the code. This highlights the failure of which concept?
Test yourself: pick an answer
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: C) Tone at the top
Explanation
For ethical codes to be effective, they must be strongly endorsed and actively modeled by senior management, a concept known as the 'tone at the top'.
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