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42 - Ethics and Compliance Training

from Part VII - Management and Organizational Processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2021

By
David Hess
Edited by
Benjamin van Rooij  and
D. Daniel Sokol
Benjamin van Rooij
Affiliation:
School of Law, University of Amsterdam
D. Daniel Sokol
Affiliation:
University of Florida
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Abstract: An essential component of ethics and compliance programs is the training of organizational members. Training helps ensure that all employees understand their legal and regulatory obligations, and company policies. There are significant legal incentives for organizations to adopt training, but understanding when training is effective is challenging. After discussing the legal incentives, this chapter explores how effectiveness can be measured, and reviews those factors that the academic literature has identified as potentially having a positive impact on training effectiveness.

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The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance , pp. 616 - 625
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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