Transcript Ppt - Construction Industry Ethics & Compliance Initiative

ERC’s
National Business Ethics Survey
for the Construction Industry
Patricia J. Harned, Ph.D.
President, Ethics Resource Center
October 8th, 2012
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
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General Contractors, Subcontractor, Program Manager
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Blue Collar vs. White Collar
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Management Level
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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
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Observed misconduct
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Reporting & retaliation
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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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