Bribery and corruption how to be an impeccable and profitable corporate citizen / Michael J. Comer and Timothy E. Stephens.

Author/creator Comer, Michael J.
Other author Stephens, Timothy E.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBurlington, VT : Gower Pub.,
Descriptionxxiii, 882 p. : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Foreword: the honourable Kenneth Mutt KC -- Noble cause corruption -- Background on corruption laws -- A bit of dodgy history -- The main conventions -- UK and US regulatory agencies -- The Bribery Act 2010 and friends -- Objectives and limitations -- Main sections of the act -- Enforcement, penalties and sentencing -- Other relevant UK legislation and guidelines -- US and worldwide legislation and guidelines -- The taxonomy of corruption -- Introduction to a universal problem -- Sectoral corruption -- The mechanics of corruption -- Examples of high risk processes and contexts -- Risk assessment -- Introduction and the nature of risk -- Preparation and catalogues -- Common pre-conditional factors -- Evaluation tools and techniques -- Exposing corruption -- Introduction and background -- Critical point auditing -- Manual tests -- Effective baseline controls -- Introduction on the nature of controls -- Control tools and misconceptions -- Ownership and the tone from the top -- Budgets, policies and procedures -- Due diligence, integrity reporting and contingency planning -- Contractual controls and personnel procedures -- Accounting procedures, fidelity and insurance -- Additional controls -- Introduction, principles and policies -- Additional anti-corruption strategies -- Dealing with corruption -- Facilitation payments, gifts and third party agents -- Join ventures, acquisitions and ipos -- Other projects and controls -- Internal and regulatory investigations -- Background and strategy to internal investigations -- Key elements and case handling -- Regulatory investigations -- Negotiating settlements and going to court.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012031299
ISBN9781409453574 (hardback : alk. paper)