OVERVIEW:
In addressing ethics, organizations and internal audit often are hindered by several myths. Internal auditors should step back and assess whether these “urban myths” about ethics are actually helping organizations become more ethical. Drawing upon the research from various fields (including neuroscience, philosophy, psychology) and professional experience the seminar tackles the following myths and as well gives the participants the tools to curb these risks.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Chief Audit Executives
Internal auditors
Compliance experts
Compliance officers
Senior managers
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Ethics is a cornerstone of internal auditing, as well, both in terms of the ethics of practitioners and the profession’s role in providing assurance of organizations’ ethical practices. The International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing Standard 2110: Governance calls on the internal audit function to assess the organization’s ethical climate, and The IIA’s Practice Guide on Evaluating Ethics-related Programs and Activities describes procedures to help auditors review organizational ethics.
Yet, in addressing ethics, organizations and internal audit often are hindered by several myths. Internal auditors should step back and assess whether these “tacit truths” about ethics are actually helping organizations become more ethical, mainly:
Myth #1: The code of conduct supports ethical behavior
Myth #2: The compliance program helps the organization to become more ethical
Myth #3: Whistleblowing tools reduce the risks of unethical behavior.
Myth #4: More training in ethics is better.
Myth #5: Individual “unethical” character can be curbed with the right internal organizational controls.
Myth #6: Goals related to ethics or compliance help organizations/individuals to behave more ethically.
Participants will:
Distinguish between actual truths and myths about business ethics, including the code of conduct supporting ethical behavior; the compliance program helping the organization become more ethical; whistleblowing tools reducing the risks of unethical behavior, etc.
Explore tools for enabling better auditing these myths and mitigating related risks.
Discuss ideas to help their organization become more ethical.
COURSE CONTENT:
Why “different ethics” teaches us different rules?
6 Myths of business ethics
How to curb the risks from 6 myths of business ethics
DURATION: 60 minutes 12:00 - 13:00
LANGUAGE: English
 
Speaker
 
Dr. Matej Drascek is an international speaker and author on internal audit and ethics, with his recent book Ethical decision-making in management published by Routledge, New York. 
 
In addition to having served as a lecturer for several universities and faculties, he has published numerous professional and scientific articles on internal audit, business ethics, and strategic management. Dr. Matej has spoken at many domestic and international conferences, presenting new tools and insights in internal audit and business ethics. He received The IIA’s John B. Thurston Award for the best article about business ethics and is currently President of IIA–Slovenia. 
 
He holds PhD from Business Ethics from University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and holds CIA, CRMA, CFSA, CC, and CSF-X certifications.