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Hummels And Karssing: Three Types Of Ethical Behaviors

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here are several ways of defining and organizing ethical behavior. Hummels and Karssing (2000) distinguish three types of strategies. In the first strategy - the compliance strategy - the company develops concrete standards of behavior which are communicated to all members of the organization. The second strategy - the integrity strategy - does not rely on the compliance of strict rules, but rather on the own responsibility and integrity of the individual employees on basis of internalized values. The third strategy - the dialogue strategy - pays attention to the expectations of the stakeholders of the company. This strategy focusses on the responsiveness to the ideas, interests and values of others. During the last years competition in the textile sector has increased, putting financial returns under …show more content…

For example, the C&A code mainly contains rather concrete rules that can be checked and clearly outline what must be done or not done. However, C&A is also aware that, from a broader perspective, a strict compliance strategy can sometime produce adverse results. Therefore, sometimes C&A uses a flexible approach by, for example, looking for alternatives from which employees of suppliers really benefit. Furthermore, C&A also uses the dialogue strategy by allowing suppliers to develop corrective plans and incidentally by cooperating with NGO’s. (non-governmental organization) The mission statement of C&A states that C&A has a strong sense of ethical standards and social responsibility. C&A organizes ethics by using codes of conduct. The core values of C&A with respect to the sourcing process are explained in the Code of Conduct for the Supply of Merchandise (C&A, 1996). This code was introduced in 1996. In 2015 C&A launched a new Code of Conduct for the Supply of Merchandise to demonstrate commitment to ethical behavior in the whole supply

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