Debate: Examining Banking Companies$$ Codes of Conduct

Read the Debate Issue: Take a Stand on page $202$ in your text. The class will be split into two teams based on alphabetical order of your last name. One team will argue for the first point, and the other will argue for the opposing view.

This debate asks you to examine whether you feel poorly written codes of conduct can explain the level of misconduct in an organization. This case examines banks and financial institutions because of the widespread misconduct that occurred in these industries.

Team $1$: Those with last names beginning with the letters A$-$H

This team will argue point $1$ in your text: The Ethisphere Institute$$s analysis of banking codes of conduct explains why widespread misconduct has been so prevalent in the financial industry.

Team $2$: Those with last names beginning with the letters J$-$Z

This team will argue point $2$ in your text: Written codes of conduct are only a small part of the ethical culture of a company and cannot by themselves explain why misconduct has been so widespread in the financial industry.