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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782532003321

Autore

Eicher Sharon

Titolo

Corruption in international business [[electronic resource] ] : the challenge of cultural and legal diversity / / Sharon Eicher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Gower, c2009

ISBN

1-315-57437-3

1-317-15922-5

1-317-15921-7

1-281-96898-6

9786611968984

0-7546-9448-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Collana

Corporate social responsibility series

Disciplina

174.4

364.16/8

Soggetti

International business enterprises - Corrupt practices

Business enterprises, Foreign - Corrupt practices

Corruption

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 (p. [211]-238) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Contributors; 1 Introduction: What Corruption is and Why it Matters; 2 Government for Hire; 3 When Shareholders Lose (or Win) through Corruption; 4 The Good and Evil Faces of Foreign Investment; 5 Quantifying the Immeasurable; 6 Critiquing the Indicators of Corruption and Governance; 7 Corruption in Chinese Sports Culture; 8 Exploring Corruption in the Petroleum Sector; 9 Risk Management - Playing By the Rules; 10 Changing the Rules: How the Transition Economy of Kyrgyzstan is Reforming Public Corruption

11 An Institutional Approach to Understanding Corruption in BRIC Countries12 Private-Sector Incentives for Fighting International Corruption; 13 Conclusion; Appendix I; Appendix II; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

International business involves complex, ethically challenging, and sometimes threatening, dilemmas that can involve political and



personal agendas. As a result, it can often be difficult to discern corruption against what may be a different set of cultural norms. In this book, Sharon Eicher examines corruption as it pertains to the business sector and the campaigns in emerging markets to curb corruption in both public and private sectors.