patricia j. harned, ph.d. president, ethics resource center october 8th, 2012 ercs national business...
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Patricia J. Harned, Ph.D.President, Ethics Resource Center
October 8th, 2012
ERC’s
National Business Ethics Survey
for the Construction Industry
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NBES – Construction Sponsors
The findings and conclusions of this report are those of the Ethics Resource Center alone and
do not represent the views of the corporate and individual sponsors of this research project.
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NBES – Advisory Committee
The findings and conclusions of this report are those of the Ethics Resource Center alone and
do not represent the views of the corporate and individual sponsors of this research project.
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About the NBES®
Longitudinal study; seventh since 1994 Workplace ethics from employee perspective
2012 Construction NBES:• 1568 current participants, employed in Commercial
Construction• Web-based survey• Data collected from September 4-20, 2012• Confidence interval is + / - 2.5% at a 95% confidence level.• Data was weighted by: Sex, Age, Education, and
Occupation (Subcontractor, General Contractor/Project Manager).
• Approximately 600+ responses to be added from REED Construction Data distribution
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Demographic Data
■ Demographic Breakdowns General Contractors, Subcontractor, Program Manager Blue Collar vs. White Collar Management Level Job Type Company Size
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Impact of an Ethics Program and Culture
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Together, Programs & Culture Improve Conduct
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Observed Misconduct - Construction Industry
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Reporting – Construction Industry
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Collective Efforts Improve Metrics
Ethical culture is the “unwritten code” that tells employees how to think and act – how things are ‘actually done
around here’
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Upcoming NBES-CI Report
■ State of ethics/compliance in the industry Observed misconduct
Reporting & retaliation
Pressure to compromise standards
■ Differences by type of organization & other key
demographics
■ Improved performance in organizations with
effective programs & strong cultures
■ Recommendations
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