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tone at the top: a standalone construct

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tone atthe top1 CONSTRUCTTone at the topSCHWARTZ · AUDITING

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Auditing

the ethical climate set by a firm's board and top management that shapes employees' conduct and the control environment.

In auditing, tone at the top refers to the ethical climate set by a firm's board and top management that shapes employees' conduct and the control environment. This meaning comes from Schwartz (2005) in Journal of Business Ethics.[1]

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  1. Schwartz, M. S., Dunfee, T. W., & Kline, M. J. (2005). Tone at the Top: An Ethics Code for Directors? Journal of Business Ethics, 58(1-3), 79-100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-005-1390-y

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