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Dara Ltd's board wants to check whether its code of ethics is actually influencing behaviour. Which measure is the most direct evidence of this?
Anonymous staff survey results on ethical culture together with records of reported and resolved breaches are the most direct evidence. They show whether employees understand and act on the code, unlike page count, printing cost or distribution numbers, which only measure activity.
- AThe number of pages in the code
- BResults of an anonymous staff survey on ethical culture and records of reported and resolved breachesCorrect
- CThe cost of printing the code
- DThe number of employees who received a copy
Explanation
Anonymous surveys and breach reporting data show whether staff understand, believe in and act on the code. Page count, printing cost and distribution measure effort or output, not effect on behaviour. Distribution alone does not show it has been read or applied.
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