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SHRM Weekly Online Survey: March 21, 2006

Ethics - Held Accountable to Ethics Standards

• Sample comprised of 458 randomly selected HR professionals.

• Analyzing 458 of 2983 emails sent, 2698 emails were received (response rate = 17%).

• Survey fielded March 21 – March 27, 2006; presentation generated on April 4, 2006.

• Margin of error is +/- 5%.

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SHRM Weekly Online Survey: March 21, 2006

How strongly do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

Strongly agree

Agree Neither agree nor disagree

Strongly disagree

Disagree

a. Employees are held accountable if they violate my organization’s ethics standards. (n=458)

40% 47% 8% 5% 0%

b. Managers are held accountable if they violate my organization’s ethics standards. (n=458)

41% 42% 9% 7% 1%

Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding

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SHRM Weekly Online Survey: March 21, 2006

Held Accountable to Ethics Standards

• HR Professionals were somewhat more likely to agree that both employees (87% “strongly agree” or “agree”) and managers (83% “strongly agree” or “agree”) are held accountable in their organizations compared to 2003 survey results (employees, 74% “strongly agree” or “agree” and managers, 69% “strongly agree” or “agree”)

• This increase could be attributed to the high media coverage of ethics misconducts of recent years.

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Held Accountable to Ethics Standards

40%

47%

8%

5%

0%

11%

2%

13%

50%

24%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

StronglyAgree

Agree Neitheragree nordisagree

Disagree Stronglydisagree

2006 (n=458) 2003 (n=461)

41%42%

9%7%

1%3%

14%13%

23%

46%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Stronglyagree

Agree Neitheragree nordisagree

Disagree Stronglydisagree

2006 (n=458) 2003 (n=461)

Employees Managers

Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding

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SHRM Weekly Online Survey: March 21, 2006

Held Accountable to Ethics Standards by Organization Size

Size of Organization

QuestionNumber of Respondents

Strongly agree AgreeNeither agree nor disagree

DisagreeStrongly disagree

2006 2003 2006 2003 2006 2003 2006 2003 2006 2003 2006 2003

Small (0-99)

Employees 107 121 41% 22% 39% 55% 12% 14% 6% 9% 2% 1%

Managers 107 121 45% 23% 36% 46% 10% 16% 7% 14% 3% 1%

Medium (100-499)

Employees 194 188 39% 27% 47% 45% 8% 13% 6% 14% 0% 2%

Managers 194 188 41% 22% 41% 47% 9% 13% 8% 15% 1% 3%

Large (500 and over)

Employees 151 153 42% 23% 50% 51% 5% 14% 3% 7% 0% 5%

Managers 151 153 38% 26% 48% 44% 7% 12% 6% 13% 1% 5%