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Anchoring Integrity

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on governance and organizational integrity. First, the case study of corporate remuneration shows something of the growth of integrity and compensation philosophy which engages both meaning and relationships, focused on giving an account of justice opened to all stakeholders.

This leads to an overview of developing a culture and narrative of integrity, under the three heads of orienting, institutionalizing and sustaining. From board to reporting the focus is on a dynamic of dialogue, embodying the three modes of responsibility. This shows how integrity is anchored in the organization through engagement with vision, values, procedures and relationships.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2022636/City-bonuses-defy-credit-crunch-and-hit-new-record-of-13bn.html

  2. 2.

    See, for instance, the CEO of VW http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/25/volkswagen-appoints-matthias-muller-chief-executive-porsche-vw

  3. 3.

    T. S. Eliot notes how the avoidance of responsibility is often seen in the desire for perfect systems,

    ‘They constantly try to escape

    From the darkness outside and within

    By dreaming of systems so perfect

    That no one will need to be good.’ (Eliot 2004, 77)

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    https://eiti.org/eiti

  5. 5.

    A good example of imaginative dialogue developments is from L’Oréal. They have developed a stakeholder forum (involving over 190 participants) and an online stakeholder platform. See http://www.loreal.com/commitments/sustainable-development.aspx. Accessed 12 May 2014.

  6. 6.

    http://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/have_your_say/. Accessed 4/7/14.

  7. 7.

    http://www.networx.on.ca/~njdevil/mainpage/E_Eng/Academic/jj-ring.htm#4

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Robinson, S. (2016). Anchoring Integrity. In: The Practice of Integrity in Business. Palgrave Studies in Governance, Leadership and Responsibility. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51553-7_6

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