In 2019, ECI expanded upon its existing Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) research in organizational culture through several new lines of inquiry. Supervisor Behavior Around the Globe ECI examined and measured supervisor behavior across two dimensions: 1. Supervisor Values Employees: The extent to which employees feel valued by their supervisor. 2. Supervisor Feedback and Professional Development: The extent to which employees feel that supervisors provide valuable feedback and encourage professional development. Workplace Behaviors Around the Globe ECI explored employee expectations related to behaviors they may see or experience in the workplace specifically with regard to the reporting of misconduct and accountability. Employees were also asked whether or not two behaviors: "publicly reprimanding" and "gender discrimination" would be acceptable within their organizations. The findings in this report reinforce the critical role that supervisors play in influencing the ethics cultures within organizations. In almost all cases, strong supervisor leadership was associated with better ethics outcomes. Employees who worked with supervisors who exhibited strong leadership qualities across the two dimensions explored in this report were: 1. More likely to trust their organization with regard to the reporting of misconduct and accountability. 2. Less likely to say that publicly reprimanding and gender discrimination were acceptable behaviors within their organization. The findings in this report are based on employee responses from 18 countries. Global percentages consist of the median from all 18 countries. The results are provided by five global regions, composed of the following countries: Africa & Middle East: South Africa, United Arab Emirates Asia Pacific: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom North America: United States, Mexico South America: Argentina, Brazil
In 2019, ECI expanded upon its existing Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) research in organizational culture through several new lines of inquiry.
Supervisor Behavior Around the Globe ECI examined and measured supervisor behavior across two dimensions:
1. Supervisor Values Employees: The extent to which employees feel valued by their supervisor.
2. Supervisor Feedback and Professional Development: The extent to which employees feel that supervisors provide valuable feedback and encourage professional development.
Workplace Behaviors Around the Globe
ECI explored employee expectations related to behaviors they may see or experience in the workplace?specifically with regard to the reporting of misconduct and accountability.
Employees were also asked whether or not two behaviors?”publicly reprimanding” and “gender discrimination”?would be acceptable within their organizations.
The findings in this report reinforce the critical role that supervisors play in influencing the ethics cultures within organizations. In almost all cases, strong supervisor leadership was associated with better ethics outcomes. Employees who worked with supervisors who exhibited strong leadership qualities across the two dimensions explored in this report were:
1. More likely to trust their organization with regard to the reporting of misconduct and accountability.
2. Less likely to say that publicly reprimanding and gender discrimination were acceptable behaviors within their organization.
The findings in this report are based on employee responses from 18 countries. Global percentages consist of the median from all 18 countries. The results are provided by five global regions, composed of the following countries:
Africa & Middle East: South Africa, United Arab Emirates
Asia Pacific: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea
Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom
North America: United States, Mexico
South America: Argentina, Brazil
