Research insights are the valuable and often unexpected observations, conclusions, and understanding gained through the process of conducting research. These insights contribute to the advancement of knowledge, the development of theories, and the formulation of practical applications in various disciplines. They represent the meaningful and often transformative outcomes that our researchers uncover during their exploration and investigation.

Ethical culture’s impact on organisational misconduct

What is the difference in the level of observation of misconduct of organisations with a fragile versus mature ethical culture? The results indicate that organisations with fragile ethical cultures are likely to observe a higher incidence…

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SECs’ environmental efforts and value assessment

Are SECs doing enough for the environment and are they really valued? Social and Ethics Committees (SECs) play a vital role in the governance of organisational ethics and responsible corporate citizenship. The 2022 Social and Ethics…

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Ethical culture gap: SOE vs. Private Sector

What ethical culture dimension in the State-Owned Enterprise Sector (SOE) differs the most in comparison to the private sector? The Ethics Institute has been working hard to look at differences across different sectors of the economy…

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COVID’s impact on organisational ethical culture aspects

What aspect of ethical culture was the most negatively influenced by the COVID pandemic and increased virtualisation? Our research found that organisations continued to create an ethical culture during the pandemic period. However, there…

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Gender perspectives on organisational culture and conduct

Is there a difference in the perspective of women and men towards conduct and culture in an organisation? Although we strive to accommodate fair and equal treatment in organisations, we cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that there may be…

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Employee buy-In: A solution to unethical conduct?

If non-managerial employees can be made to buy into the ethics message of the organisation, could we decrease unethical conduct? While employee commitment to ethics is an important component of an ethical organisational culture, it is not…

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Can ethics awareness improve organisational culture and conduct?

Is ethics awareness impactful as an intervention to improve conduct and culture in an organisation? Answer: TEI has done a deep analysis of over 80 organisations across the globe in the private, state-owned, and public sectors. This…

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Ethics can be managed!

Ethics can be managed! There is a myth that all employees should have integrity and that ethics training and awareness is a nice-to-have (it is not really going to change anything, we will just catch those that do wrong at some point).…

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