An informed approach to business compliance can be improved by taking theoretical insights from different fields. For example, a corporate culture which seeks to promote ethical leadership, or provide support for making choices from a basis of integrity, or encourage employee engagement with compliance values, should take lessons from a variety of sources to make relevant and relatable appeals.
Psychology in particular has many affinities with a profession that is focused on culture and values, both of organizations and of the individuals within them. Study of psychology in search of insights relevant to compliance ethics can be used in creating our culture, informing our norms, and helping us to develop and articulate our values. All of these insights are necessary for cultivating a compliance culture and professionals in the compliance and ethics function have to be the first ambassadors for this. To do this effectively, psychology can provide important guidance.