Tackling International Corruption: No Longer Taboo

1998 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Brademas ◽  
Fritz Heimann
Keyword(s):  
International Corruption

Germany

2019 ◽  
pp. 201-229
Author(s):  
Andrew Boutros
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Code ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Compliance Management ◽  
Transparency International ◽  
Corruption Perception ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Mitigating Factor ◽  
International Corruption

Germany is currently ranked among the top 12 in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index. The country achieved this ranking through substantial efforts in the last decades in legislation, in society, and in the business sector. Today, the corporate compliance management systems of many major German corporations serve as a benchmark in the corporate world. But there is still a lot of work to do. Germany does not yet have a corporate criminal code that holds legal entities criminally liable for corruption-related offenses. German authorities still do not have a uniform and standardized procedure for acknowledging adequate compliance management systems as an affirmative defense or mitigating factor to decrease administrative fines. Although repeatedly requested by the OECD, Germany also still lacks an express and explicit law that grants specific protection to whistle-blowers from retaliation in the private sector, though many German corporations have already set up highly sophisticated whistle-blower systems. This chapter provides an overview on the most important statutory provisions and draft bills with regard to anti-corruption in Germany. Further, the chapter discusses how companies in Germany can take appropriate measures in order to navigate safely through the challenges of corruption-related liability in today’s competitive business environment.

From bribes to international corruption: the Odebrecht case

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Sergio Morales ◽  
Oswaldo Morales
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
International Business ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Sociology ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
The Face ◽  
Real Behavior ◽  
Organizational Anthropology ◽  
Business Undergraduates ◽  
International Corruption

Learning outcomes The contribution of the present case lies in the critical view that every business actor should exercise – be it general manager, middle management, supervisor or executive – when building a strong organizational culture in corrupt political environments. Case overview/synopsis The purpose of this case study is to explore the dilemma in which Marcelo Odebrecht, once CEO of Odebrecht, found/determined whether to continue with the business model established by the founders of Odebrecht or take a new path for the organization. After exploring the corrupt acts of Odebrecht and the scope of Operation Lava Jato, the reader can reflect on the importance of organizational culture (according to the three levels proposed by Schein) in the face of the emergence of corruption. By generating discussions about organizational culture, business ethics, political culture and corruption, the organizational culture of Odebrecht is problematized in relation to its real behavior. Complexity academic level Students of administration, business and international business undergraduates and graduates, as well as members of senior management in companies in the infrastructure sector. Also, given the plurality of possible readings, it is recommended that the case also be used in courses or specializations in organizational psychology, organizational sociology or organizational anthropology. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 5: International Business.

scholarly journals CAPITALISM: ITS VARIETIES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

Ekonomika ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Vaiva Šečkutė ◽  
Vincentas R. Giedraitis ◽  
Aušra Rastenienė
Keyword(s):  
Investment Decision ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Economic Regulation ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Transparency International ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Current Economic Crisis ◽  
Different Types ◽  
World Economic ◽  
International Corruption

Given the current economic crisis and increasing competition both for foreign investment and in international markets, we think that this economic analysis is timely and useful as the corruption level is a significant factor in the investment decision-making process. In this article, we investigate whether different types of economic regulation (different types of capitalism) might be fostering corruption. We think that countries with the liberal market economics system might have a lower corruption. We use the theoretical approach of Hall, Soskice (2001) to the varieties of capitalism to analyse countries’ competitiveness according to the competitiveness indices of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the International Institute for Development Management (IMD). We use the Knell and Srholec (2005) methodology to calculate the index of coordination that determines a country’s type of capitalism. The index consists of 9 variables which are later divided into 3 groups according to the factor analysis results. For the corruption estimate, we use the Transparency International corruption perceptions index. Regression analysis revealed that coordinated market economies (CME) are more conducive for corruption.

scholarly journals Editorial

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anona Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Corruption Index ◽  
International Corruption

Recent convictions of Australian citizens in China raises questions about whether different nationalities hold different views of what constitutes ethical and unethical business practices. The first three papers in this edition of the Journal explored issues for business ethics in different contexts. Segon and Booth conducted a survey of Australian managers to determine whether Australian businesses are as ethical and transparent as the Transparent International corruption index suggests.

scholarly journals Measuring corruption: whose perceptions should we rely on? Evidence from Iceland"

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gissur Ólafur Erlingsson ◽  
Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
General Public ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Perceptual Bias ◽  
Direct Experience ◽  
The Public ◽  
Corruption Perception ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
International Corruption

The extent of corruption in Iceland is highly contested. International corruption measures indicate a relatively small amount of corruption while domestic public opinion suggest a serious corruption problem. Thus, uncertainty prevails about the actual extent of corruption and whose perceptions to rely on. This problem is relevant for corruption research in general. Perceptions are increasingly used as proxies for the actual levels of corruption in comparative research. But we still do not know enough about the accuracy of these proxies or the criteria they must meet in order to give dependable results. In fact, radical differences exist concerning evaluations of perceptions between those who believe in unbiased learning and those believing perceptual bias to be widespread. The purpose of this article is, therefore, to attempt to gauge which factors may influence how perceptions of corruption are shaped and why differences in corruption perceptions between different groups may be so pronounced. We present findings from original survey data from three parallel surveys – among the "public", experts, and "municipal practitioners" – conducted in Iceland in 2014. Expectations based on the perceptual bias approach are tested, indicating that perceptions may be affected by (1) information factors, (2) direct experience of corruption and (3) emotive factors. The validity of perception measures should be considered with this in mind. Domestic experts are likely to be well informed and avoid perceptual bias to a greater extent than other groups. Our examination of the Icelandic case suggests that the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) tends to underestimate corruption problems in "mature welfare states", such as Iceland, whilst the general public tends to overestimate it.

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