We expect this to be the case, given the vantage point of the HR professional in the organization. The key finding of this survey is that pressure to commit misconduct does lead to more actual misconduct. Regular pressure leads to frequent misconduct. In organizations with no pressure to commit misconduct, only 7 percent of HR professionals observe frequent cases of misconduct. In organizations with regular pressure, frequent misconduct increases to 16 percent .
Rare pressure leads to occasional misconduct.
Twenty-nine percent of HR professionals observe occasional misconduct in organizations with no pressure. In organizations with rare pressure, occasional misconduct more than doubles to 61 percent. Institutional pressure produces misconduct, both occasional instances and frequent occurrences. Three of every four organizations surveyed have written standards of ethical business conduct . An organization's size is an important factor in determining whether it has a written code.