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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461595503321

Autore

Faulkner Robert R.

Titolo

Corporate wrongdoing and the art of the accusation / / Robert R. Faulkner [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Anthem Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-37696-2

9786613376961

0-85728-420-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 192 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Tracts for Our Times

Disciplina

174/.4

Soggetti

Corporations - Corrupt practices

Business ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Accusations : between the innuendo and the illegal -- Red flags and rebukes : how to assemble an accusation -- Fighting words and key phrases -- Market exchanges gone sour : six fields of action -- Finger pointing and three themes : lying, cheating, stealing -- The ecology of greed : hot spots for accusations -- The repertoires of wrongdoing -- Appendix A: Notes on statistical analysis and coding principle themes, keywords, key phrases in the accusations -- Appendix B: The sample of United States corporations [N = 427] and counts of public announcements of alleged economic crime [N=1,103] : from years 1994 (fourth quarter) to 2006 (first quarter).

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses an old and basic question: what is the moral order of the market? ‘Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation’ is an exploration of accusations of wrongdoing and the revelations these accusations expose about the dark side of capitalism and modern corporations.