1. Patricia J. Harned, Ph.D. President, Ethics Resource Center October 8th, 2012 ERCs National Business Ethics Survey for the Construction Industry

2. ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER WWW.ETHICS.ORG NBES – Construction Sponsors The findings and conclusions of this report are those of the Ethics Resource Center alone and do not represent the views of the corporate and individual sponsors of this research project.

3. ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER WWW.ETHICS.ORG NBES – Advisory Committee The findings and conclusions of this report are those of the Ethics Resource Center alone and do not represent the views of the corporate and individual sponsors of this research project.

4. ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER WWW.ETHICS.ORG About the NBES ® Longitudinal study; seventh since 1994 Workplace ethics from employee perspective 2012 Construction NBES: 1568 current participants, employed in Commercial Construction Web-based survey Data collected from September 4-20, 2012 Confidence interval is + / - 2.5% at a 95% confidence level. Data was weighted by: Sex, Age, Education, and Occupation (Subcontractor, General Contractor/Project Manager). Approximately 600+ responses to be added from REED Construction Data distribution

5. ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER WWW.ETHICS.ORG Demographic Data Demographic Breakdowns General Contractors, Subcontractor, Program Manager Blue Collar vs. White Collar Management Level Job Type Company Size

6. ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER WWW.ETHICS.ORG Impact of an Ethics Program and Culture

7. ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER @EthicsRC ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER WWW.ETHICS.ORG @EthicsRC Together, Programs & Culture Improve Conduct

8. ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER WWW.ETHICS.ORG Observed Misconduct - Construction Industry

9. ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER WWW.ETHICS.ORG Reporting – Construction Industry

10. ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER WWW.ETHICS.ORG Collective Efforts Improve Metrics Ethical culture is the unwritten code that tells employees how to think and act – how things are actually done around here

11. ©2012 ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER WWW.ETHICS.ORG Upcoming NBES-CI Report State of ethics/compliance in the industry Observed misconduct Reporting & retaliation Pressure to compromise standards Differences by type of organization & other key demographics Improved performance in organizations with effective programs & strong cultures Recommendations

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