National Surveys

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The National Workplace Ethics Survey consists of three groundbreaking reports:

• The National Business Ethics Survey (NBES)
• The National Government Ethics Survey (NGES)
• The National Non-Profit Ethics Survey (NNES)

Published every two years, ERC's National Business Ethics Survey® (NBES) is the nationally-recognized barometer of workplace ethics, in terms of both status and trends.

As the only longitudinal survey measuring how employees at all levels in more than 3,000 U.S. workplaces view ethics within their own organizations, NBES is a valuable tool for business leaders, policymakers, boards of directors, ethics and compliance officers, consumers and investors  interested in monitoring ethics trends and better understanding ethical practices within organizations. By giving voice to ethics concerns of employees at all levels, the NBES also helps to make leaders aware of the diversity of ethics perceptions.

Employee perspectives on ethics truly matter because they provide a real view of what is happening within organizations. Such input helps leaders assess effectiveness and risk using models based on real – not theoretical – information. 

NBES is rooted in an academically rigorous methodology but also grounded in practical business ethics concerns.  That balance is maintained through an advisory group of experts from business and academia, who vet survey questions on a range of current and emerging ethics issues including:

• Workplace pressures and misconduct,
• The modeling of ethical behavior by different employee groups, and
• The practice of ethical values within organizations

Past Issues

• 2007 NBES