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This paper discusses how standardized ethics policies provide guidelines to the employees of an organization to reflect the behavioral and operational standards of the organization. Ethics policies not only reflect legal matters but also the beliefs and values of the company. The paper looks at how important elements of a comprehensive code of conduct include the guidelines for relationships with clients, suppliers, influential parties, and coworkers and how guidelines for use of company, client, and supplier resources should also be included to ensure acceptable use of all company and client equipment and property. The paper uses Boeing as well as a fictitious company referred to as Company X to illustrate acceptable use of company and affiliate resources.

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"Other misuses of company resources and equipment can have more severe legal implications and consequences. An employer can in some cases be held legally responsible for the illegal actions of an employee that acts within the course and scope of employment (Lype, 2000). Many superstores like Company X offer delivery services for some of their larger items. If a delivery driver commits a crime or gets into an accident while operating within the course and scope of their employment, Company X could be held responsible for personal injury or damages to a third party. While the company may not always be liable for the illegal actions or gross misconduct of an employee, they can be held responsible in some circumstances. For example, if a delivery driver gets into an accident while on a delivery and causes bodily harm to another individual, the employer could be held liable if they did not conduct a thorough background check on the employee which would have revealed a history of negligent driving (Lype, 2000)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• EEOC. (2002). Facts about sexual harassment. Retrieved May 1, 2010, from http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-sex.html
• Lype, B.E. (2000). Employer liability for employee acts. Retrieved May 2, 2010, from http://www.lypelaw.com/employer-liability-for-employee-acts.html
• Merle, R. (2005). Boeing ceo resigns over affair with subordinate. Retrieved May 1, 2010, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13173-2005Mar7.html
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• SEC. (2001). Insider trading. Retrieved May 2, 2010, from http://www.sec.gov/answers/insider.htm

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