Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Alexandra Bohinská
Author-Name-First: Alexandra
Author-Name-Last: Bohinská
Author-Email: alexandra.bohinska@fm.uniba.sk
Author-Workplace-Name: Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Title: Compliance program and ethics program: Does an organization need both?
Abstract:  The ambiguous use of terms ‘compliance program’ and ‘ethics program’ by legislators as well as in the literature can confuse organizations and slow down their efforts to build a compliant and ethical organizational culture. The aim of this article is to differentiate between a compliance program and an ethics program, and to explain their functions and their mutual relationship. Moreover, society expects from organizations to behave both legally and ethically. Thus, the article further clarifies on the theoretical level the need to implement the two programs. 
Classification-JEL: G38, K20, K42
Keywords: compliance program, ethical conduct, ethics program, legal conduct, organization
Journal: Journal of Human Resource Management
Pages: 1-9
Volume: 22
Issue: 2
Year: 2019
File-URL: https://www.jhrm.eu/2019/12/1-compliance-program-and-ethics-program-does-an-organization-need-both/
Handle: RePEc:cub:journl:v:22:y:2019:i:2:p:1-9