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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298499503321

Autore

Heissner Stefan

Titolo

Managing Business Integrity : Prevent, Detect, and Investigate White-collar Crime and Corruption / / by Stefan Heissner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-12721-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

Management for Professionals, , 2192-8096

Disciplina

330

345

346.07

657

Soggetti

Accounting

Bookkeeping

Criminal law

Corporate governance

Commercial law

Accounting/Auditing

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law

Corporate Governance

Commercial Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Drivers and Trends -- Perpetrators and Offences -- Forensics -- Systems for Combating Criminality -- A Look Ahead to the Future.

Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with the highly complex but exciting subject of corporate fraud and corruption, which has since become the cops and robbers game of the 21st century: accounting fraud, embezzlement, bribery and many other forms of corruption and non-compliance cause turmoil between board members, supervisory board members and managers, while economic crime and corruption cause damages amounting to billions every year. When cases of misconduct and non-compliance become public knowledge, additional loss of reputation is



the result, the consequences of which aren’t even quantifiable for the companies concerned.   Written by one of the most accomplished corruption and compliance experts, Dr. Stefan Heissner, this book provides comprehensive information on the controversial aspects of combating fraud and corruption from their beginnings. It also offers amazing insights into current practices in the war on fraud and corruption – including some stunning findings.