Surveys and Studies
A CBE Compilation
The center is committed to conducting and supporting cutting-edge research in the field of business ethics. As part of this commitment, we decided to publish on our web site summaries of important surveys, studies and data.
We think many of these serve to make the business case for business ethics by positively connecting ethics and financial performance; or to use the more popular phrase, good ethics is good business.
Some older pieces of work are included because of their historical value. We think they represent milestones in the development and understanding of the field. Some surveys have been described in greater detail than others. However, publication references, web site URLs or mailing addresses have been included for those who wish to see the full text or obtain further information. From time to time, we have included comments, interpretations or observations of our own. These are intended to assist the reader in pursuing his or her inquiry, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the original author.
We welcome your suggestions as to how we can improve this resource, particularly recommendations of new surveys, studies and data that you would like to see included.
1. "Social Networking and Reputational Risk at the Workplace"
(Deloitte LLP, 2009)
2. "Gaining Ground - Integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment processes in emerging markets"
(International Financial Corporation, March 2009)
3. "Analysis of International Ethical Standards in Accounting"
(Cheryl E. Mitchem, Virginia State University, USA International Business & Economics Research Journal, 2009)
4. "The Ethics Landscape in American Business"
(Society for Human Resource Management Ethics Resource Center, 2008)
5. "Survey of Reporting on CSR by the Largest Listed Companies in 11 Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries"
(Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program, 2008)
6. "Implementing a Required Ethics Class for Students in Accounting: The Texas Experience"
(Issues in Accounting Education, 2008)
7. "2008 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud & Abuse"
(Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, 2008)
8. "New Leaders, New Perspectives"
(Net Impact in partnership with the Aspen Institute, 2008)
9. "Doing Good Business and the Sustainability Challenge"
(Economist Intelligence Unit, The Economist, 2008)
10. "The Ethics of American Youth"
(Josephson Institute of Ethics, 2008)
11. "International Corporate Responsibility Survey"
(KPMG, 2008)
12. "The 2007 Oversight Systems Report on Corporate Fraud"
(Oversight Systems, Inc., 2007)
13. "Ethics, CSR, and Sustainability Education in the Financial Times Top50 Global Business Schools: Baseline Data and Future Research Directions"
(Journal of Business Ethics, 2007)
14. "KPMG Forensic Integrity Survey"
(KPMG Integrity Survey, 2005-2006)
15. "Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Loyalty and Valuation of Services"
(Journal of Business Ethics, 2005)
16. "Does Higher Education Make the Grade in Institution-wide Ethics and Compliance Programs?"
(Business Society Review, 2005)
17. "Business Ethics and Compliance in the Sarbanes-Oxley Era"
(A Survey by Deloitte and Corporate Board Member Magazine, 2004)
18. 'Does Superior Governance Still Lead to Better Financial Performance?'
(Strategic Finance – Oct 2004)
19. "You've Got Mail... And the Boss Knows"
(Business and Society Review, 2003)
20. "Is Ethics Education of Future Business Leaders Adequate?"
(Strategic Finance – Aug 2003)
21. "Corporate Director and Corporate Counsel Poll on Corporate Governance"
(American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA) and National Association for Corporate Directors (NACD), 2003)
22. "How Employees View Ethics in Their Organizations"
(Ethics Resource Center, 2003)
23. "Does Business Ethics Pay? Ethics and Financial Performance"
(Institute of Business Ethics, 2003)
24. "HR as Corporate Conscience: An Emerging Role?"
(The Human Resources Forum - White Paper, 2002)
25. "2002 Public Service Employee Survey"
(Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, 2002)
26. "BritishAmerican Business, Inc. Survey"
(Babinc, 2002)
27. "DO IT RIGHT: A Noted Author Explains Why an Ethical Business is a Profitable Business"
(MBA Jungle, 2001)
28. "EOA SURVEY: Companies Seeking To Integrate Ethics Through the Whole Organization"
(ECOA, 2001)
29. "Integrating Ethics and Compliance Programs: Next Steps for Successful Implementation and Change"
(Joseph, 2001)
30. "Organizational Justice and Ethics Program "Follow-Through": Influences on Employees' Harmful and Helpful Behavior"
(Trevino and Weaver, 2001)
31. "WorkUSA 2000: Employee Commitment and the Bottom Line"
(Walker Information Inc., 2000)
32. "2000 Organizational Integrity Survey"
(KPMG, 2000)
33. "National Business Ethics Survey (NBES) Vol. I: How Employees Perceive Ethics at Work"
(Ethics Resource Center, 2000)
34. "Managing Ethics and Legal Compliance: What Works and What Hurts"
(Arthur Anderson, 2000)
35. "Company Programs for Resisting Corrupt Practices: A Global Study"
(The Conference Board, 2000)
36. "Ethical Issues in the Employer-Employee Relationship"
(Walker Information Inc./Society of Financial Service Professionals, 2000)
37. "1999 KPMG Business Ethics Survey: Managing for Ethical Practice"
(KPMG, 1999)
38. "Integrated and Decoupled Corporate Social Performance: Management Commitments, External Pressures, And Corporate Ethics Practices"
(Weaver, Trevino and Cochran, 1999)
39. "1999 National Business Ethics Survey"
(Walker Information Inc./ The Hudson Institute, 1999)
40. "Global Corporate Ethic Practices: A Developing Concensus"
(The Conference Board, 1999)
41. "Corporate Performance is Closely Linked to a Strong Ethical Commitment"
(Verschoor, 1999)
42."Survey on Corporate Conduct and Professional Integrity in the Investment Management Industry"
(PricewaterhouseCoopers, 1999)
43. "Compliance and Values Oriented Ethics Program: Influence on Employees' Attitudes and Behavior"
(Weaver and Trevino, 1999)
44. "The Relationship between Social and Financial Performance: Repainting a Portrait"
(Roman, 1999)
45. "Corporate Ethic Programs as Control Systems: Influences of Executive 9. Commitment and Environmental Factors"
(Trevino and Weaver, 1999)
46. "Globalizing a Compliance and Business Ethics Program"
(Texaco Inc./Ethics Officer Association, 1998)
47. "Technology and Ethics in the Workplace"
(ASCLU and ChFC with Ethics Officer Association, 1998)
48. "A Study of Compliance Practices in 200 "Compliance Aware" Organizations"
(Petry, 1995)
49. "Ethics Officers Gaining Acceptance At Many Firms Reveals"
(Kamm, 1993)
50. "Instilling Ethical Values in Large Corporations"
(Journal of Business Ethics, 1992)
51. "Corporate Ethics Practices Survey"
(Conference Board, 1992)
52. "Are Corporations Institutionalizing Ethics?"
(Center for Business Ethics, 1986)
53. "Results of a Business Ethics Curriculum Survey Conducted by the Center for Business Ethics"
(Journal of Business Ethics, 1982)
