Compliance Effectiveness Assessment Flashcards
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Which assessment technique involves anonymously surveying employees about their perceptions of the ethical culture and compliance program?
Answer: Culture survey or ethics climate survey
Culture or ethics climate surveys gather employee perceptions of organizational values, leadership behavior, and willingness to report concerns.
A compliance team uses a 'maturity model' to assess its program. At Level 3 (Defined), what is the primary characteristic?
Answer: Processes are documented, standardized, and consistently applied
At the Defined level, compliance processes are formally documented and applied consistently across the organization.
Which of the following best represents a 'leading indicator' of compliance program effectiveness?
Answer: Percentage of high-risk employees completing annual training
Leading indicators, like training completion rates among high-risk roles, predict future compliance outcomes rather than measuring past failures.
During a compliance effectiveness assessment, root cause analysis of a policy violation reveals the root cause was 'lack of awareness.' What is the most appropriate corrective action?
Answer: Revise training content and delivery methods for the affected topic
When root cause is lack of awareness, the corrective action should address training gaps rather than punish employees for information they didn't have.
What is the primary purpose of conducting a compliance program 'gap analysis'?
Answer: To compare current program elements against regulatory expectations or best practices to identify deficiencies
A gap analysis compares the existing program against a standard or framework to reveal areas requiring improvement.
A company's compliance monitoring shows that exceptions to a key control are approved 85% of the time they're requested. What does this most likely indicate?
Answer: The control is too restrictive and may not be enforced consistently
A very high exception approval rate suggests the control threshold is set incorrectly or that the control is routinely bypassed, undermining its effectiveness.
Which regulatory framework is most commonly used as a reference for evaluating the effectiveness of an internal compliance and ethics program in the US?
Answer: US Sentencing Guidelines Chapter 8 Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program
The US Sentencing Guidelines Chapter 8 establishes the seven elements that define an effective compliance and ethics program used by courts and regulators.