Ethics in the Workplace
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Ethics in the Workplace
48 Contract Management ∕ July 2016 Ethics IN THE Workplace A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE Contract Management AND General Business Workforces Contract BY DR. RENE G. RENDON managers perform AND DR. JOHN W. WILKINSON a critical function within their organizations. Organizational success can depend on how proficiently contract managers buy and sell through contracts. As the primary focal point for contractual issues, contract managers manage horizontal interfaces with external organizations as well as vertical interfaces with senior leaders in their own organization. This puts contract managers, compared to other business employees within the same organization, in a challenging position from a perspective of ensuring ethical behavior while complying with laws, codes, and regulations. This is why the contract management workforce receives mandatory and extensive education and training on ethics rules and compliance requirements involved in the expected performance of their contract management duties. The NCMA Contract Management Body of Knowledge (CMBOK) includes extensive coverage of ethical standards expected of the contract management workforce in government and industry organizations. However, not everyone in these organizations, including their senior leaders, may be aware, knowledgeable, or even in compliance with established ethical standards of conduct. Thus, in their position within the organization, contract managers face additional ethical challenges than other general business employees in the organization do. In 2015, the NCMA membership was surveyed to identify ethics and compliance strengths and challenges in the contract management workforce. These results were then compared to the general business workforce. The purpose of this article is to discuss some of the highlights of the results of these survey comparisons. The Survey In April 2015, the “Ethics & Compliance Initiative,” through the Ethics Research Center (ERC), collaborated with NCMA to survey Contract Management ∕ July 2016 49 ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL BUSINESS WORKFORCES the NCMA membership on their current ethics environment and to identify possible ethics risks and challenges.1 The NCMA membership, which includes buyers and sellers from all aspects of contract management, represents the contract management workforce in this comparison. The survey results were then compared to ERC’s National Business Ethics Survey (NBES) database of past survey results from the general business workforce.2 The survey items focused on four measurable outcomes related to ethics and compliance—survey participants were asked whether, during the course of their employment, they: Were pressured to violate the law,3 Observed misconduct,4 Reported the observed misconduct,5 and/or Experienced retaliation for reporting the misconduct.6 Key Findings The survey results are discussed by comparing the responses from the NCMA members representing the contract management workforce with the ERC database containing averages from the responses of the general business population. As previously discussed, the survey focused primarily on four measurable ethics and compliance outcomes. The key findings for each outcome are discussed as follows. PRESSURE TO VIOLATE THE LAW The survey findings indicate that 23 percent of the contract management workforce respondents experienced pressure to compromise ethical standards or violate the law, compared to nine percent of the general business population. Additionally, four of the top six greatest sources of pressure are procurement-related and include: The survey also included items related to: Deadlines, The ethical culture of their organizations (from the perspective of top management, supervisors, and coworkers)7; Interpreting requirements loosely, and Strength of the ethical culture of their organizations8; and Organizational independence.9 The survey was a voluntary, anonymous, online survey that was deployed to approximately 18,000 NCMA members representing buyers, sellers, and other members of the contract management workforce—such as academics and consultants. Of the eligible survey participants invited to take the survey, 897 responded, resulting in a response rate of 4.9 percent. The sampling error of the findings is +/- 3.2 percent at the 95-percent confidence level. Comparison of the Contract Management and General Business Workforces % of Employees who... Performance goals, Vaguely worded contracts. These four sources of pressure were reported by more than 40 percent of the contract management workforce respondents who indicated they experienced pressure to violate the law during the course of their employment. Another interesting finding is that when pressure to violate the law decreased, the survey respondents reported fewer observations of misconduct and fewer instances of retaliation. In terms of buyers compared to sellers, 30 percent of buyers felt pressure to violate the law, compared to 19 percent of sellers. Comparison of Buyers and Sellers % of Employees who... 23% 9% 45% 37% 77% 63% 14% 21% 75% 30% 19% 55% 40% 74% 82% 18% 11% Felt Pressure Observed Misconduct Reported Misconduct Experienced Retaliation N/A Felt Pressure Observed Misconduct (Types Comp. to NBES) Contracting Workforce General Business Workforce (ECI, 2016, page 5) Reported Misconduct Experienced Retaliation Reported Retaliation Buyers Sellers (ECI, 2016, page 9) 50 Contract Management ∕ July 2016 World Congress is almost here! THINKING ABOUT ATTENDING? THERE’S STILL TIME TO REGISTER! “ The environment was more than informative. I rarely have the opportunity to see an issue or process from both sides of the table. ” —World Congress 2015 Attendee Join the conversation! Post, share, and tweet using #NCMAwc Tag @NCMA and let us know you’re attending! G R O U P, O N E - D A Y, A N D S T U D E N T R E G I S T R A T I O N S A R E A L S O A V A I L A B L E . V I S I T W W W. N C M A W O R L D C O N G R E S S . O R G / R E G I S T R AT I O N . ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL BUSINESS WORKFORCES OBSERVED MISCONDUCT The survey findings indicate that 45 percent of contract management workforce respondents observed misconduct, compared to 37 percent of the general business population. The types of misconduct included: Contract violations, Improper contract awards, Insights— Ethical Culture Improper use of single-source awards, Violating organizational conflict of interest rules, and Misuse of contract change orders. Additionally, of those contract management workforce respondents that felt pressure to violate the law, over 80 percent observed misconduct in their organizations. In terms of buyers compared to sellers, 55 percent of buyers observed misconduct, compared to 40 percent of sellers. REPORTING OF OBSERVED MISCONDUCT The survey findings indicate that 77 percent of contract management workforce respondents reported the misconduct that they observed, compared to 63 percent of the general business population. Additionally, 84 percent of the survey respondents felt prepared to handle this misconduct of others, compared to 80 percent of the general business population. In terms of buyers compared to sellers, 74 percent of buyers reported the observed misconduct, compared to 82 percent of sellers. RETALIATION FOR REPORTING MISCONDUCT Ethics Culture Comparison Contract Management and General Business Workforces Overall Culture Top Management Culture 63% 68% Supervisor Culture Employees being held accountable for their actions; Senior leaders being trustworthy, keeping promises, and setting a good example; and Organizations recognizing employees for acting ethically. In addition to the key findings on the four measureable ethics outcomes previously discussed, the survey responses revealed some interesting insights related to the ethical culture of the respondents’ organizations, broken down into three categories: Top management culture,10 Supervisor culture,11 and Coworker culture.12 72% The survey findings indicate that 53 percent of contract management workforce respondents felt that the ethics culture among their top managers was “strong/strong-leaning,” compared to 69 percent of the general business population. The survey findings also indicate that the contract management workforce respon- Ethics Culture Comparison of Buyers and Sellers Percent “Strong/Strong-Leaning” 69% The ethical culture of an organization is determined based on several factors, including: TOP MANAGEMENT CULTURE For those respondents that reported the observed misconduct, the survey findings indicate that 14 percent of the contract management workforce respondents experienced retaliation, compared to 21 56% 60% 53% percent of the general business population. Additionally, of those who experienced retaliation, 75 percent reported that retaliatory behavior to their organization. There is no NBES data available for reported retaliation for the general business workforce. In terms of buyers compared to sellers, 18 percent of buyers experienced retaliation for reporting the observed misconduct compared to 11 percent of sellers. 65% Coworker/Non-mgmt Culture Percent “Strong/Strong-Leaning” 49% Overall Culture Contracting Workforce General Business Workforce (ECI, 2016, page 11) Buyers Sellers (ECI, 2016, page 11) 52 Contract Management ∕ July 2016 61% 46% 58% 60% 66% Top Management Culture Supervisor Culture 72% 75% Coworker Culture ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL BUSINESS WORKFORCES dents have varying perceptions on accountability for violating standards, with fewer respondents perceiving that those managers higher up the chain of command are held accountable. More specifically, 71 percent of the contract management workforce respondents agreed that top managers were held accountable, compared to 81 percent of the general business population. Also, 63 percent of the contract management workforce respondents agreed that senior leaders can be trusted, compared to 78 percent of the general business population. Less than 65 percent of the contract management workforce respondents indicated that their top managers kept promises, compared to almost 80 percent of the general business population. Furthermore, 71 percent of the contract management workforce respondents indicated that top management sets a good example, compared to 81 percent of the general business population. Finally, 38 percent of the contract management workforce respondents indicated that their organization recognizes workers for doing the right thing, compared to 60 percent of the general business population. In terms of buyers compared to sellers, 58 percent of the sellers felt that the ethics culture of top management was “strong/strong-leaning,” compared to 46 percent of the buyers. SUPERVISOR CULTURE The survey findings indicate that 63 percent of contract management workforce survey respondents felt that the ethics culture among their supervisors was “strong/strong-leaning,” compared to 68 percent of the general business population. The survey findings also indicate that 78 percent of the contract management workforce respondents agreed that supervisors are held accountable, compared to 83 percent of the general business population. Also, 76 percent of the contract management workforce respondents agreed that supervisors can be trusted, compared to 80 percent of the general business population. Felt Pressure 68% 28% Observed Misconduct Weak + Weak-Leaning Ethics Culture Strong + Strong-Leaning Ethics Culture 73% 86% Reported Misconduct 22% In terms of buyers compared to sellers, 75 percent of the sellers felt that the ethics culture of their coworkers was “strong/strongleaning,” compared to 72 percent of the buyers. Insights— Strength of Ethical Culture/ Degree of Independence The survey responses also revealed some interesting insights related to the perceived strength of an organization’s ethical culture and the degree of organizational independence. An organization’s ethical culture can be described as “weak/weak-leaning” or “strong/strong-leaning.” To what degree internal or external sources influence an organization characterizes its degree of independence. Precent of Employees in Agreement Effect of Culture on Ethics Outcomes 11% COWORKER CULTURE The survey findings indicate that 72 percent of the contract management workforce respondents felt that the ethics culture among their coworkers was “strong/strong-leaning,” compared to 65 percent of the general business population. Additionally, 88 percent of both the contract management workforce respondents and the general business population agreed that nonmanagement employees were held accountable. Furthermore, 80 percent of the contract management workforce respondents agreed that coworkers could be trusted, compared to 77 percent of the general business population. Ethics Organizational Independence Comparison of Contract Management and General Business Workforces Ethics Culture Comparison of Contract Management and General Business Workforces 38% In terms of buyers compared to sellers, 66 percent of the sellers felt that the ethics culture of the supervisors within their organizations was “strong/strong-leaning,” compared to 60 percent of the buyers. 39% 11% 66% 31% 77% 79% 19% 8% Felt Pressure Observed Misconduct* Reported Misconduct Experienced Retaliation 4% Experienced Retaliation Neutral + Disagree that Organization is Sufficiently Independent Agree, Organization is sufficiently Independent *Type of misconduct comparable to NBES (ECI, 2016, page 18) (ECI, 2016, page 15) Contract Management ∕ July 2016 53 ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL BUSINESS WORKFORCES STRENGTH OF ORGANIZATION’S ETHICS CULTURE The strength of an organization’s ethics culture also has a substantial impact on its ethics outcomes. The contract management workforce survey respondents who agreed that their organization had a “strong/strong-leaning” ethics culture reported stronger ethics outcomes compared to respondents who agreed that their organization had a “weak/weak-leaning” ethics culture. They are more likely to report misconduct (79 percent compared to 77 percent); and Specifically, the following ethics outcomes were observed among the survey results of those respondents who agreed that their organization had a “strong/strong-leaning” ethics culture, as compared to the survey results of those who indicated their organization had a “weak/weak-leaning” ethics culture: The survey findings reveal that the contract management workforce, as represented by the responding NCMA membership, felt pressure to violate the law, observed ethical misconduct, and reported the observed misconduct at a higher rate than the general business population. This should not be surprising to any member of the contract management workforce. The fact that contract managers are positioned at a pivotal point, interfacing with both internal and external organizations on all contractual matters, gives them a unique vantage point for identifying any ethical violations or procurement fraud “red flags” compared to the general business population. Additionally, since the contract management workforce receives extensive training on procurement integrity and ethical rules, they have a heightened awareness of these ethical requirements and an increased sensitivity to violations in the workplace. The lower percentage of retaliation experienced when reporting misconduct, compared to the general business workforce, may indicate that members of the contract management workforce have a stronger commitment to procurement integrity and have a higher level of credibility in the eyes of the senior management. They are less likely to feel pressure to compromise standards (11 percent compared to 38 percent); They are less likely to observe misconduct (28 percent compared to 68 percent); They are more likely to report misconduct (86 percent compared to 73 percent); and They are less likely to experience retaliation for reporting misconduct (4 percent compared to 22 percent). ORGANIZATIONAL INDEPENDENCE The effect of organizational independence on ethics outcomes is also significant. The contract management workforce survey respondents who agreed that their organization was “sufficiently independent” of undue influence from outside their organization reported stronger ethics outcomes compared to respondents who were neutral or disagreed that their organization was sufficiently independent. Specifically, the following ethics outcomes were observed among the survey results of those respondents who agreed that their organization was “sufficiently independent,” as compared to the survey results of those who were neutral or disagreed: They are less likely to feel pressure to compromise standards (11 percent compared to 39 percent); 54 They are less likely to observe misconduct (31 percent compared to 66 percent); Contract Management ∕ July 2016 They are less likely to experience retaliation for reporting misconduct (8 percent compared to 19 percent). Implications The comparison of these survey results between buyers and sellers is most interesting. The percentage of buyers experiencing the four main ethics outcomes targeted by this survey was higher compared to the sellers. Only the percentage of buyers reporting the observed unethical conduct was lower compared to sellers. 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Contact: CHRIS MARTIN | 410-584-1967 | cmartin@networkmediapartners.com ANDREW DELGATTI | 410-584-1981 | adelgatti@networkmediapartners.com www.ncmahq.org/ep ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL BUSINESS WORKFORCES the contract management workforce in the government and the non-contract-management workforce in the government, resulting in increased instances of pressure, observed ethical misconduct, and experienced retaliation? Perhaps only the government contract management workforce receives the extensive training on procurement integrity and ethical rules as opposed to the non-contractmanagement workforce within the government, or perhaps only the government contract management workforce has the heightened awareness of these ethical requirements and the increased sensitivity to violations in the workplace? After all, it is the government contracting officer who signs the contract and who is responsible for ensuring the contract management process is conducted in accordance with procurement statutes and regulations. While other members of the acquisition team (e.g., program managers, requirements managers, financial managers, technical managers, etc.) have the same goal to achieve the expected contract performance, they are typically measured by different career field metrics and may not necessarily share this concern. These findings (buyers compared to sellers) deserve additional investigation to further explore this area. It is also interesting to note that the survey findings reveal that a lower percentage of the contract management workforce, compared to the general business population, perceives that the ethical culture of top management and supervisors are “strong/strongleaning.” Yet, a greater percentage of the contract management workforce perceives its coworkers as having a “strong/strong-leaning” ethical culture. Once again, this may be because the members of the contract management workforce perceive themselves as having a stronger commitment to procurement integrity and having a higher level of credibility among their contract management peers. It is also noteworthy that the strength of the top management, supervisor, and coworker ethical cultures are consistently higher among sellers than among buyers. However, the survey results do not indicate whether the top management and supervisors are within the contracting authority chain of command or within the organizational chain of command. Within the government, many members of the contract management workforce report to more than one supervisor and top manager, some within the contracting chain of authority (e.g., the procuring contracting officer, the level above the procuring contracting officer, the chief of the contracting office, the director of contracting, etc.) as well as within the organizational chain of command (e.g., the project manager, program manager, program executive officer, etc.). Once again, these questions (i.e., what is the percentage of buyers that work for the government and what is the percentage of top managers and supervisors that are part of the contracting chain or the organizational chain) deserve additional investigation to further explore this area. The survey results were very clear in showing a relationship between the strength of an organization’s ethics culture and the organization’s degree of independence on its effect on ethics outcomes. The contract management workforce survey respondents 56 Contract Management ∕ July 2016 who agreed that their organization had a “strong/strong-leaning” ethics culture reported stronger ethics outcomes. The survey respondents who agreed that their organization was independent of undue influence also reported stronger ethics outcomes. These findings indicate the importance of ethics and compliance programs in organizations—within both industry and government. Organizational ethics and compliance programs should ensure that the following outcomes are achieved: All employees—not just the contract management workforce—are competent in the ethics rules and regulations, The organizational processes are mature and aligned with ethics and compliance requirements, and Effective internal controls are in place to ensure that competent employees comply with the mature processes. These “auditability components” (i.e., competent people, mature processes, and effective internal controls) play a significant role in establishing a strong ethics culture in an organization. Recommendations This survey is intended to provide a benchmark for ethical behavior in organizations with a contract management workforce. It is a snapshot of trends and should assist in the development of organizational strategies to influence organizational culture. In order to be more helpful, we recommend the following areas be addressed for future surveys concerning the ethical behavior of the contract management workforce. DEFINITIONS Though most contract management professionals understand what unethical behavior is, this survey gives the same weight to splitting requirements as it does to bribes and kickbacks. RECOMMENDATION Define tiers of unethical behavior. Examples could be: Tier 1 (splitting requirements), Tier 2 (unsupported sole source awards), and Tier 3 (requesting/offering/accepting kickbacks and bribes). TIMEFRAME Establish a definite timeframe for the witnessing of unethical behavior (e.g., “within the past 12 months”). It is unknown as to whether the witnessed unethical behavior occurred recently or 20 years ago. RECOMMENDATION Pick a timeframe so positive and negative trends can be effectively measured with future surveys. INTRODUCING THE th ANNUAL 35GOVERNMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM Refresh Knowledge, Renew Commitment, and Refocus Efforts What is GCMS? NCMA’s annual event in Washington, DC, brings together 900+ contracting professionals from government and industry to hear about: • New and pending legislation • Achieving acquisition goals • Solving contract problems • State and local contracting processes • Soft skills for rising contracting professionals …and much more! SYMPOSIUM CHAIR Stuart A. Hazlett CFCM, CPCM Director of Contracting, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers DECEMBER 12–13, 2016 ∙ WASHINGTON, DC MARK YOUR CALENDAR! REGISTRATION OPENS JULY 15. WWW.NCMAHQ.ORG/GCMS16 #NCMAgcms ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL BUSINESS WORKFORCES RETALIATION This term needs to be further defined. What specific actions constitute “retaliation” for blowing the whistle on observed misconduct? Was the whistleblower forced to receive additional/unnecessary training, was the whistleblower fired as a result of reporting the misconduct, or was it somewhere in between? The implications of the survey findings point to the importance of personnel (both contracting and noncontracting) being trained in ethics rules and compliance requirements; processes that are mature, aligned, and supportive of ethics rules and compliance requirements; and internal controls that are effective in ensuring that the personnel comply with the required contract management processes. CM RECOMMENDATION Ask the whistleblower to identify the type of retaliation. WHISTLEBLOWING Is it unethical behavior to not report unethical behavior? Why would someone not report unethical behavior? This could help shape whistleblower policies. ENDNOTES 1. Ethics & Compliance Initiative, “National Business Ethics Survey of the Contracting Workforce” (Arlington, VA: Ethics Research Center, 2016). (To view the complete report, visit the NCMA website—www.ncmahq.org.) 2. ECI has fielded the biennial NBES since 1994, providing business leaders a snapshot of trends in workplace ethics and an identification of the drivers that improve ethical workforce behavior. 3. ECI, op. cit., at 2, 6, and 9. RECOMMENDATION Policies that discourage or prevent whistleblowing should be investigated. In addition, what, if anything, is being done to people who are “frivolous” whistleblowers? COMPLIANCE Though the survey results clearly show that unethical behavior exists, how far out of compliance are the survey results from established business practices? RECOMMENDATION Consider using established sources of acceptable ethical behavior in future surveys (e.g., Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 3, “Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest”). Conclusion Contract managers, because of their position in the organization, face additional ethical challenges than many other employees in any given organization. The ERC and NCMA survey of the NCMA membership on their current ethics environment identified possible ethics risks and challenges. The survey findings revealed that the majority of the surveyed contract management workforce did feel pressure to violate the law, did observe ethical misconduct, but reported the observed misconduct at a higher rate than the general business population. The survey also showed that the contract management workforce perceives that the ethical culture of top management and supervisors is “strong/strong-leaning” at a lower rate than the general business population. Finally, the survey results were very clear in showing a relationship between the strength of an organization’s ethics culture and the effect this factor had on ethics outcomes. The survey findings also showed a relationship between the organization’s degree of independence and its effect on ethics outcomes. 58 Contract Management ∕ July 2016 4. Ibid., at 1, 7, and 9. 5. Ibid., at 1, 5, and 9. 6. Ibid., at 1 and 9. 7. Ibid., at 2, 12, and 14. 8. Ibid., at 15. 9. Ibid., at 18. 10. Ibid., at 2, 12, and 14. 11. Ibid., at 12 and 14. 12. Ibid., at 2, 12, and 14. AUTHORS: DR. RENE G. RENDON, CPCM, CFCM, NCMA FELLOW Associate professor, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (Contract Management MBA program) Member, NCMA Board of Directors Past recipient, USAF Outstanding Officer in Contracting Award, NCMA National Education Award, and NCMA Outstanding Fellow Award {{ rgrendon@nps.edu ^^ Find me on LinkedIn DR. JOHN W. WILKINSON, CPCM, CFCM, NCMA FELLOW President, tHInc, LLC Chief Standards and Accreditation Officer, NCMA Member, NCMA’s Board of Advisors Member, Central Virginia Chapter Past recipient of NCMA’s Blanche Witte Memorial Award, National Achievement Award, and the Charles A. Dana Distinguished Service Award {{ jwilkinson@thinc-llc.com YY ^^ XX @tHIncLLC Find me on LinkedIn Find me on Facebook