大学体验英语4 unit5 lead-in.doc

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1、Unit5Japanesecompanieshavestartedtorefinetheirethicsprogramsandinternalcontrolstructures.55%ofthemhaveestablishedacorporatecodeofconduct,ethicsguidelines,compliance1) manuals ,andothersuchdocuments,37%haveadepartmentordivisiondedicatedtoethicsandcomplianceissues,and43%2)periodically holdet

2、hics-relatedtrainingprogramstargetingonemployees.     　AgrowingnumberofJapanesebusinesseshavetakenstepstoreinforceoversightfunctions,forexamplebyengagingindependentoutsidedirectors.In1997,SonyCorporationtookthe3) initiative ofcuttingitsexecutiveboardfrom38to10directorswhileintroducingthene

3、wpostofexecutiveofficers.OthercompaniesincludingOmronandKobeSteelfollowedsuit,andby2000about240businesseshadreportedlymadesimilar4)structural reforms.　　Evenso,theimageofcompaniesportrayedbythemarketandthegeneralpublic5) remains farfromethical.Forexample,inasurveyofstudents’viewsoftheJapane

4、sebusinesscommunity,conductedinautumn2000,68%oftherespondentsagreedthat“Honestcompaniesarenot6) rewarded whiledishonestcompaniesaremakingprofits;”63%believedthat“thereishardlyanyinformationastowhichcompaniesare7) honest ;”84%believedthat“8) Penaltiesagainstscandalsaretoolenient ;"and62%agr

5、eedthat“manycompaniesbelieveitisworthengaginginunlawfulpractices.”　　Ifthisisthenewgeneration’sperceptionofreality,itmeansthat9) JapanesecompanieshavelittleincentivetotackleethicalandcomplianceissuesinternallyCertainly,companieswhosebusinessperformancehasdeterioratedasaresultofscandals10)ha

6、vemadegreatereffortstodealwithethicalandcomplianceissues .Butsucheffortsarenotlong-lastingifacompanyfearstheywillreduceitscompetitiveness.