Unit 4 DB

 300 words

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Note: All character and company names are fictional and are not intended to depict any actual person or business.

Theresa and Mike understand that building the culture they envision  requires effective communication, collaboration, and participative  problem solving. They envision creating an organization such that Joe  and other employees will know exactly what to do when faced with choices  that involve ethics. As the first step in embedding clear ethical  processes in the organization, they realize they need to devise a code  of conduct. Both companies have operated with an unwritten code that was  never formalized. The consultant is asked to help them understand the  purpose and content of an excellent code of conduct and how they should  go about developing it. 

Answer the following questions:

• What is the purpose of a code of conduct?  
• Why is it important for a company to have a written code of conduct?  
• What issues should be considered to be included in a code of conduct, especially given the merger scenario?  
• Evaluate the code of conduct for your current or past employer  (if the information is not available, evaluate a code of conduct  identified in an Internet search).