ISBN:
9781848447325
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 161 p)
,
ill
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Fleming, Peter, 1972 - Charting corporate corruption
DDC:
364.16/8
Keywords:
Unternehmen
;
Korruption
;
Business ethics History
;
Corporations Corrupt practices
;
History
;
Electronic books
;
Unternehmen
;
Korruption
Abstract:
In the post-Enron era, corporate corruption is increasingly on the research agenda. This informative book provides a novel approach by charting the causes of corruption. It demonstrates how agency (decisions and choices of individuals) and structure (the contextual pressures in the business environment) can interact to result in the rapid escalation of corporate crime. By analyzing and describing the social psychological dimensions of this escalation, the book will be effective in creating preventive measures that can be designed and implemented in business organizations
Abstract:
1. 'Bad apple' approaches to organizational corruption -- 2. Rationalization, self-deception and corruption -- 3. 'When giants stumble' : agency, rationalization and the ruin of barings bank -- 4. 'Bad barrel' perspectives on corporate corruption -- 5. Environmental pressures towards corruption -- 6. Structure and the 2002 accounting scandals -- 7. The escalation of corruption in organizations -- 9. Conclusion : individuals, organizations and the political economy of the firm
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-152) and index
DOI:
10.4337/9781848447325
URL:
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