Case Study 2
2. What role did top management commitment play in developing the ethical work climate and organizational performance seen at Alcoa? What other ethical safeguards are mentioned in the case to support the company's effort at developing a strong ethical culture?

Management role is always vital in any work climate and in that respect the role that Alcoa played cannot be ignored. From the beginning the company incorporated their values and documented what they thought was relevant regarding health and safety of their employees. Furthermore, they devised a plan for employees to follow the codes of health and safety so the company could achieve their goal of providing for stakeholders. The company considered the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act with all of the basic elements included.

4. Can Alcoa's "values in practice" be adopted by other organizations as a universal set of ethical standards leading to ethical employee behavior?
Measures that Alcoa implemented were crucial to setting a standard for universal ethical codes and enhanced the ability of each employee to act in an ethical way. Furthermore, by employees complying with polices and procedures set by Alcoa, this created an environment of success for all.
Elements of ethics and compliance program include:
• Publishing the Guide to Business Conduct and other directional documents;
• Deploying global business conduct training and communications to all employees;
• Managing the global Ethics and Compliance Line;
• Administering the annual Business Conduct and Conflict of Interest Survey Certification that focuses on violations of the business conduct, insider trading, and anti-corruption compliance policies;
• Managing investigations of fraud and other significant non-compliances;
• Monitoring effectiveness metrics and non-compliance risk assessments;
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