Today’s Corporate Ethical Culture – An updated course

The topic of ethics has seemed to permeate every aspect of today’s business  operations, including occupying a significant spot in today’s business and  professional curriculum. Yet, with all the discussion and awareness on the topic, why is it that significant ethical dilemmas and incidents continue to impact our daily lives?

Corporate ethics are now an essential part of a business strategy.  Corporate ethics are practices and science of using moral principles to analyze and resolve difficult moral quandaries in a business. When managing a firm, Corporate ethics empowers you to take responsible actions and behave in a highly ethical manner.  

We often get caught between our independent ethical duty, the legal or compliance viewpoint of an issue and managements concerns surrounding attention and reputation. This course delves into understanding the concepts behind business ethics and utilize that understanding to evaluate scenario issues that may impact your workplace. We take a practical look at the variables involved in creating and maintaining an ethical culture and identifying how internal audit can impact those variables. We also evaluate the evolving role of technology and corporate ethics and how social media has impacted the view of ethical behavior.

• Lessons learned from ethical issues and dissecting the true meaning of Ethics.   Ethics 101 – Understanding the psychology behind ethics.
• Risk factors for identifying ethical dilemmas.
• Examination of scenario incidents and the impact on governance process.
• How Corporate Governance issues impact Ethical concepts and the Internal Auditors Role.