Corporate Culture and Values and the Concept of Integrity ......TRUSTEE STUDY (FINE, 2009) Integrity...

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1 Corporate Culture and Values and the Concept of Integrity: How and Why to Evaluate? Simon Givoli R&D, Midot Global September, 2018

Transcript of Corporate Culture and Values and the Concept of Integrity ......TRUSTEE STUDY (FINE, 2009) Integrity...

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    Corporate Culture and

    Values and the Concept of

    Integrity: How and Why to

    Evaluate?

    Simon Givoli

    R&D, Midot Global

    S e p t e m b e r , 2 0 1 8

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    IN THE LAST EPISODE…

    Integrity tests predict counter-productive work behavior (CWB).

    Integrity tests + Cognitive tests = High validity, leading to high ROI.

    Nice decrease in employees’ CWB.

    “Please sir, I want some more” Oliver Twist.

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    GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRIME SURVEY

    Most commonly reported types of economic crime

    Assets

    embezzlement

    Procurement

    fraud

    Bribery &

    corruption Cybercrime

    Accounting

    fraud

    45% 27% 28% 34% 32% Episodic crime Systemic crime: erodes the integrity of employees

    52% of fraudsters are on the inside

    The adversary in the shadows –

    or hiding in plain sight Who's attacking your company

    Taken from PWC Global Economic Crime Survey 2018

    The “silent competitor”: Economic crime continues to be a major concern for organizations of all sizes, across all regions and in virtually every sector. One in every two organizations reports being hit by economic crime.

    49% of respondents

    reported at least one of 14 economic

    crimes

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    RESOLVING THE QUESTION

    Kurt Lewin’s (1936) equation:

    Behavior = 𝑓 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛, 𝐸𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡

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    WHAT IS CWB?

    Minor

    Organizational

    Interpersonal

    Serious

    Production Deviance Property Deviance

    Political Deviance Personal Aggression

    “CWB… refers to any intentional behavior on the part of an

    organizational member viewed by the organization as contrary to

    its legitimate interests." (Sackett & DeVore, 2002)

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    INTEGRITY & SOCIAL CULTURE

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    Sample

    60,952 job applicants, from 27 countries and 234 organizations in a variety of

    sectors.

    60% men and 40% women, median 12 years education, 5.2 years of job experience.

    Measures

    IntegriTEST

    Corruption Perception Index

    Hofstede’s cultural dimensions

    Results

    Significant negative correlation between IntegriTEST scores and corruption levels

    (r = -.48, p

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    SOCIAL CULTURE’S EFFECT ON

    ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

    Baseline for normative behavior in the company.

    Changes in social values effect organizational culture.

    Multi-cultural countries.

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    ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

    Norms’ Prevalence

    Military Culture

    Instrumental Leadership style

    Civilian Culture

    Abusive supervisor

    Figure-Ground

    Perception

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    CONTROL & MONITORING

    Security awareness

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    PERSONAL - ORGANIZATIONAL FIT

    P-O Fit

    Job Satisfaction

    +

    Organizational Satisfaction +

    Organizational Commitment +

    Organizational Citizenship

    +

    Intention to Quit

    -

    (Kristof-Brown, 2005)

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    APPLYING LEWIN’S FORMULA ON CWB

    Integrity Level

    Job Satisfaction

    Organizational Satisfaction

    Organizational Commitment

    Organizational Citizenship

    Security Awareness

    Organizational Norms

    Behavior

    Person Environment

    Organizational Culture

    Social Culture

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    TRUSTEE STUDY (FINE, 2009)

    Integrity level will predict CWB.

    Situational variables (Organizational norms, Security awareness, and

    Organizational commitment) will predict CWB.

    Situational variables will moderate CWB when integrity is low.

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    Participants

    429 employees from a large international retailer in Israel.

    38% men, 62% women; average age 30; median tenure 1 year.

    Measures

    Midot’s TRUSTEE

    Integrity measure

    Organization satisfaction and commitment

    Security awareness

    CWB

    Self-reported admissions

    TRUSTEE STUDY - METHOD

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    TRUSTEE STUDY - RESULTS

    Integrity level predicted CWB, r = -.35, p

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    Interaction between integrity, employee commitment, and security

    awareness.

    TRUSTEE STUDY - RESULTS

    2.5

    3

    3.5

    4

    4.5

    5

    5.5

    6

    Low integrity High Integrity

    CW

    B

    High

    Commitment

    High Security

    High

    Commitment

    Low Security

    Low

    Commitment

    High Security

    Low

    Commitment

    Low Security

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    "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"

    IMPLEMENTING INTEGRITY TESTS

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    Align integrity assessment with the company's culture and values.

    Use together with other monitors.

    Convey the message.

    Set an example.

    Identify organizational units and populations with high risks.

    Periodical measurement.

    HOW TO IMPLEMENT INTEGRITY TESTS

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    SUMMARY

    It is important to also measure employees’ for CWB risks.

    The company’s culture has an effect on employees’ CWB.

    Integrity measures have obvious advantages, and can be a

    powerful management tool.

    Managing the implementation of integrity measures is important.

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    THANK YOU!

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