The Deterrent Effects of Ethics Codes for Corporate Crime: A Meta-Analysis

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dc.contributor.advisorSimpson, Sally S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSchell-Busey, Natalie Marieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCriminology and Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-03T05:30:25Z
dc.date.available2009-07-03T05:30:25Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.description.abstractThe current financial crisis, brought on in part by the risky and unethical behaviors of investment banks, has drawn attention to corporate crime, particularly on the issue of how to prevent it. Over the last thirty years, codes of conduct have been a cornerstone of corporate crime prevention policies, and consequently are now widespread, especially among large companies. However, the empirical literature is mixed on the effectiveness of codes, leaving them open to critics who charge that codes can be costly to implement, ineffective, and even criminogenic. In this dissertation I use meta-analysis to examine the evidence regarding the preventative effects of ethics codes for corporate crime. The results show that codes and elements of their support system, like enforcement and top management support, have a positive, significant effect on ethical-decision making and behavior. Based on these results, I propose an integrated approach toward self-regulation founded on Braithwaite's (2002) enforcement pyramid, which specifies that regulation should primarily be built around persuasion with sanctions reserved for situations where a stronger deterrent is needed.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/9289
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSociology, Criminology and Penologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSociology, Organizationalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledBusiness Ethicsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCodes of Conducten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCorporate Crimeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEthics Codesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMeta-Analysisen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWhite-Collar Crimeen_US
dc.titleThe Deterrent Effects of Ethics Codes for Corporate Crime: A Meta-Analysisen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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