Business ethics: a path to success

Abstract

In April and May 2007, the Institute and Hong Kong Shue Yan University jointly conducted a survey of 1,150 companies listed in Hong Kong to find out their views on various issues related to business ethics, including drivers for running a business in an ethical manner, drivers for and barriers to the issue of a code of ethics, the prevalence of the adoption of a whistle-blowing policy and the provision of ethics training.

A research report has been compiled with the findings of the survey including a detailed analysis of the responses and the key tools in the promotion of business ethics. The report also contains several recommendations on how to promote business ethics in Hong Kong.