Ethics, governance and corporate crime : challenges and consequences / / edited by Roshima Said, David Crowther, Azlan Amran ; contributors, Rashid Ameer [and sixteen others]

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: First editon.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 300
• Soggetto topico: Business ethics; Corporations - Corrupt practices; Commercial crimes
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): SaidRoshima; CrowtherDavid; AmranAzlan; AmeerRashid
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; ETHICS, GOVERNANCE AND CORPORATE CRIME: CHALLENGES AND CONSEQUENCES; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION: CORPORATE CRIME AND ITS CONSTRAINT; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS CORPORATE CRIME?; FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS CORPORATE CRIME IN AN ORGANIZATION; THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCANDALS; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CORPORATE CRIME; ETHICS AND CORPORATE CRIME; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; FINANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY - RESOURCES, CAPABILITIES, AND REWARDS; INTRODUCTION; SAMPLE AND METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES ; MANAGERIAL OWNERSHIP AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY DIRECTORS AND NON-FAMILY DIRECTORS INTRODUCTION; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CHARACTERISTICS IN MALAYSIA; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE; ATTRIBUTES OF BOD; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESULTS OF THE STUDY; DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PERCEPTION AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRY SMES: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY; INTRODUCTION; CSR IN MALAYSIA; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SMES; CONCEPTION MODEL OF CSR; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH FINDINGS; DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES ; ETHICS AND TAX COMPLIANCE INTRODUCTION; TAX COMPLIANCE; THE IMPORTANCE OF TAX COMPLIANCE; TAX COMPLIANCE, ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; THE CORPORATE ETHICAL IDENTITY OF SHARI'AH COMPLIANT COMPANIES; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS OF THE STUDY; CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; THE ROLE OF AUDITING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATE FRAUD; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND TO THE TRIPARTITE AUDIT FUNCTION; AUDITING AND RISK; CORPORATE FRAUD AND AUDITING ; INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS: THE NERVE CENTRE OF AUDITING ROLE IN MANAGING CORPORATE FRAUD CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM IN THE FAMILY-CONTROLLED FIRMS IN MALAYSIA; INTRODUCTION; SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM IN MALAYSIA; DATA AND SAMPLE SELECTION; RESULTS; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; A PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: LESSONS FROM KANT'S TRANSCENDENTAL IDEALISM AS AN EXERCISE IN LIFE AGAINST KELSEN'S FORMALISTIC LEGAL THEORY AS AN EXERCISE IN LOGIC; INTRODUCTION ; HANS KELSEN'S (IM)PURE THEORY OF LEGAL REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE AS DISTINCT FROM THE MORAL METHODOLOGY OF IMMANUEL KANTAGAINST KELSEN'S UNKANTIAN FORMALISM: TOWARDS AN ETHICAL JURISPRUDENTIAL FOUNDATION FOR CORPORATE PRACTICES WITHIN THE SENSUS COMMUNIS; KANT'S TRANSCENDENTAL IDEALISM AS THE BASIS FOR REIMAGINING THE PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 3R'S: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY AND RECIPROCITY; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; HEROES TO VILLAINS: AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF CORPORATE CRIMINALITY; INTRODUCTION; THE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR; ENACTING THE MYTHIC ROLE ; THE MYTHIC STAGE
• Sommario/riassunto: The public downfall of giant companies and an increase in corporate scandals and corporate crimes worldwide has drawn the attention of many in the business world. Growing economic activities that focus on increasing profits at the expense of social and environmental matters have led to self-centred, narrow-focused business planning and decisions. At a time of increasing globalisation and inter-connected economic systems, such a phenomenon is a concern for business practitioners in every country in the world. Consequently, shareholders and other stakeholders have encouraged firms to place issue
• Titolo autorizzato: Ethics, governance and corporate crime
• ISBN: 1-78350-674-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458538403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Developments in corporate governance and responsibility ; ; Volume 6.