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Efficacy of Codes of Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations

Lytle, Brittney E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1273190302

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2010, Master of Liberal Studies, University of Toledo, Liberal Studies.
Studies on ethics and codes of ethics exist in great numbers. However, the research on ethics is lacking in the nonprofit sector. One year ago, a study was conducted that dealt with codes of ethics in a nonprofit organization. Most of the employees did not know their organization had a code of ethics. This thesis expands that study and analyzes ethical conduct and codes within the literature on nonprofit organizations and ethical conduct and codes within five nonprofit agencies in the Northwest Ohio/Southeast Michigan region. Unlike the original investigation, all individuals interviewed were well aware of their organizations’ codes of ethics. The participants also showed great interest in becoming more involved in the creation and updating of their codes of ethics. However, 44 percent of the participants have witnessed a breach in ethics at their agency. Annual training and encouragement of staff to take part in updating the agencies’ codes of ethics could decrease the unethical misconduct that is apparent within these ventures.
Kilmer D. Pualette, Dr. (Advisor)
Amy Capwell Burns, Dr. (Committee Member)
Richard J. Knecht, Dr. (Committee Member)
71 p.
Business Community; Communication; Management; Organization Theory; Philosophy
Ethic; Ethics; Nonprofit; Non-profit; code of ethics; nonprofit ethics; non-profit ethics

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  • Lytle, B. E. (2010). Efficacy of Codes of Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1273190302

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lytle, Brittney. Efficacy of Codes of Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations. 2010. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1273190302.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lytle, Brittney. "Efficacy of Codes of Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1273190302

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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