Code of Conduct in the Term Paper

For example, this individual believed that where a conflict in law existed between two countries, instead of following the code of conduct that stated the more stringent law had to be followed, he followed the law of the country that the company or issue was located in. This was in direct violation of the company's code of conduct, but his behavior was not illegal or unjust because he was still following the law. The ethical problem existed because he was not following the regulation set in the code of conduct.

The ramifications of this behavior was that other employees began to interpret the code of conduct just as relaxed as he did, and often employed their one personal thought when making decisions affecting the company. This is a negative ramification because there may be instances where the employee's choice has a larger impact on the company as a whole. Another ramification may be when the employee's conduct is not illegal in another country, but is illegal in the parent country of the company. Such negative ramifications created low employee morale, and confusion about decisions that needed to be made/

Conclusion review of the literature indicates that conflicts between the code of conduct at a company and the company's leadership can cause some very serious problems. As a result, companies must view all possible viewpoints and unexpected circumstances that may occur when both writing and implementing a code of conduct within their company.

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