WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE US FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS

In November, 1991, the U.S. Congress enacted the U.S. Federal Sentenci ng Guidelines legislation which had a dramatic impact on corporate Ame rica. Can the Guidelines be used as a model or framework by other coun tries! Could other countries in the world benefit from adopting a simi lar piece of legislation? Are there any limitations to consider! In ad dressing these issues, the authors make the argument that the time has arrived for other countries to consider the development of legislatio n similar to the Guidelines in order to improve organizational ethics.