ABSTRACT
A company’s base philosophy may also be a consideration for many candidates. In these cases, recruiters for publicly held companies can demonstrate how compliant the company is with regulations. When Alice, the heroine of the famed Lewis Carroll novel, decides to engage in the game of croquet, she is simply coming along to play. In fact, making these statements public can be more damaging than helpful to an organization that is prepared to “walk the talk.” Ethics is the standard of conduct that guides decisions and actions, based on duties derived from core values. The Sarbanes–Oxley Act requires a public company to disclose whether it has an ethics code for senior financial managers, which includes the CEO. A good policy or procedure may enhance culture once it is deployed. A clearly stated and published policy of required and prohibited employee activity will create a stable working environment.
