1. © 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: May 24, 2005 Ethics Sample comprised of 371 randomly selected HR professionals. Analyzing 371 responses of 2,102 emails sent, 2,039 emails received (response rate = 18%) Survey fielded May 24 – May 30, 2005; presentation generated on May 31, 2005. Margin of error is +/- 5%.

2. © 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: May 24, 2005 How strongly do you agree or disagree that organizations should take into account personal ethics (e.g., evidence of philandering, dishonesty, cheating, compulsive gambling, etc.) and people’s off-the-job behaviors when making the following decisions?

3. © 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: May 24, 2005 How strongly do you agree or disagree that organizations should take into account personal ethics (e.g. evidence of philandering, dishonesty, cheating, compulsive gambling, etc.) and people’s off-the-job behaviors when making the following decisions? TopicStrongly Agree AgreeNeither Agree nor Disagree DisagreeStrongly Disagree Hiring Decisions 46.4%38.0%7.3%6.2%2.2% Promotion Decisions 47.2%34.7%8.1%7.92.2%