The Handbook of Business and Corruption: Cross-Sectoral Experiences

What this theory fails to explain, however, is why it is western multinational corporations that have been involved in many corruption scandals in recent years - even though most of these companies ostensibly had anti-corruption programs and monitoring systems in place. This book considers corruption in its broadest sense, including bribery and petty payments, nepotism and cronyism, gift-giving, embezzlement of public property and money laundering. With contributions, from some of the leading global experts in business ethics and law, this book will be an essential resource for both scholars and practitioners.. It seems therefore that corruption is a widespread and common practice, even if the practices and degree of corrupt behavior varies in different sectors. For years, corruption has been dismissed as a cultural phenomenon prevalent in developing cou