Purpose: Identifying and demonstrating the determining role of the compliance system in relation to other instruments of social responsibility systems in an organization. Design/methodology/approach: The research method used in the paper is mainly a standardized direct interview with middle- and high-level managers, conducted on the basis of a questionnaire containing both open and closed questions. The research process was also accompanied by: analysis of source documentation, study visits with author’s workshops and participant observation. The selection of the surveyed entities was based on the author’s professional experience, resulting from cooperation with the surveyed organizations within the scope of legal services. Findings: Research results verify research hypotheses formulated on the basis of the paper’s objectives, enabling general conclusions, which are: the compliance system is the main instrument used to prevent violations of not only legal, but also ethical and social norms, it coordinates and integrates social responsibility instruments as part of the general system for corporate social responsibility management. Research implications: Future research directions should focus on further, expanded research exploration in the area of integrating compliance in socially responsible organizations, taking into account various industries and the level of implementation of the instruments of corporate social responsibility. Practical implications: The results of the research discussed in the paper have a number of practical implications, mainly for the management staff, in terms of the use of compliance systems for construction and improvement of corporate social responsibility strategies. Social implications: Building awareness and shaping compliance culture in organizations to improve social responsibility systems Originality/value: The paper has cognitive value for the development of knowledge, science and quality in terms of implementing a new management instrument into management sciences, which is compliance. It also has value for practice in the field of implementation and integration of compliance with existing management systems in an organization.
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This paper documents more than 20 years of Board effort, particularly in global companies, to obtain a proper balance between ethics and compliance oversight management. Further, it discusses the development of mature compliance systems to integrate ethics and rules-based ethics programs in response to the US Revised Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2004). In addition to leadership of individual directors, legal developments in corporate governance and the regulations and rules in the company's business(es) have been the key factors in this growing Board involvement.
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Artykuł przedstawia charakterystykę ponad 20 lat działań zarządów, w szczególności firm globalnych, mających na celu uzyskanie właściwej równowagi między etyką i zarządzaniem. Ponadto omawia rozwój dojrzałych systemów zgodności dążących do zintegrowania etyki i opartego na zasadach etycznych programu wdrożonego w odpowiedzi na Znowelizowane Wytyczne Ogłaszania Wyroków w Stanach Zjednoczonych (2004). Przeprowadzone badania dowodzą, iż kluczowymi czynnikami, mającymi wpływ na większe zaangażowanie zarządów w kwestie etyczne, były nie tylko działania przywódcze poszczególnych dyrektorów, ale także zmiany prawne związane z ładem korporacyjnym oraz zmiany w przepisach dotyczących działalności gospodarczej.
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