Ethical Business Practice and Regulation

Christopher Hodges is Professor of Justice Systems and Supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford; and Head of the Swiss Re/CMS Research Programme on Civil Justice Systems at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford.Ruth Steinholtz is an international values-based business ethics advisor; Founder and Managing Partner of AretéWork LLP; and former General Counsel, Group Security Coordinator and Head of Ethics of Borealis AG.

• Part I: The Ideas1. Why Do People Conform to Rules or Break Them? Piecing Together the Evidence 2. Characteristics to Build on 3. The Traditional Way of Enforcing the Law: Deterrence 4. Fair and Proportionate Measures 5. The Need for Cooperation 6. Trust Within and in Organisations 7. How to Learn and Improve Performance: An Open Culture without Blame 8. Why Should We Be Ethical? Ethical Business Practice as Sound Commercial Strategy Part II: Where We are Now9. The Status of Corporate Governance 10. The Status of Regulatory Policy Part III: What is Ethical Business Regulation?11. Ethical Business Regulation 12. Developing Examples of Ethical Regulation Part IV: How to Implement Ethical Business Practice and Ethical Business Regulation13. The Cultural and Leadership Framework for Ethical Business Practice in Organisations 14. The Ethics and Compliance Framework: Values Orientation

Finally, a new paradigm in compliance and regulation that gets to the heart of what truly matters--values-based and ethically-based leadership. In the 21st century who you are, how you behave, and what you stand for are destined to become the new frontiers of competitive advantage. Success in the future will be all about the culture the leaders create.