Corruption and Bribery
Bribery and Corruption
Bribery and corruption are frequent still in today’s society. Hitt, the author of his book Management describes ethics as Ariel David who wrote “Italy police arrest 8 in Mafia wind farms plot” illustrates many individuals are violating the code of ethics. Moreover, this article brings forth the question about ethics, whether or not if it’s acceptable in today’s business environment. In “Italy police arrest 8 in Mafia wind farms plot”, David concludes that bribery exists even in our government. According to police investigations, several government officials accepted bribery from the mafias to support the Wind Farms project. The Wind Farms project will provide one of the cleanest, most environmentally friendly energy sources available - wind power. The bribe includes luxury cars and thousands of Euros in which were given to politicians. The project has already over hundreds of millions of Euros invested and if the construction plans are not going accordingly as planned, investors will suffer a severe loss. Matteo Messina Denaro is identified as the main suspect pulling the strings from all of the illegal activities. Matteo is part of a Mazara Crime clan and he is renowned to be one of Cosa Nostra’s top bosses. This clan controls everything, including the construction of the plant and the subcontracts for materials that use for building the Wind Farms Plant. The investigation is still in progress but the Sicilian Mafia has been arrested for various things such as drugs and illegal trade. Although David argues that there many businesses are against these corrupt practices, this does not guarantee the prohibition of bribery. Moreover, bribery and corruption not only occurs here in the United States, but also internationally. Speaking from personal experience, I’ve experienced some cases where you have to pay money in order to leave the airport in Vietnam. There are consequences if you don’t offer cash as a bribe to pay
Bribery and corruption are frequent still in today’s society. Hitt, the author of his book Management describes ethics as Ariel David who wrote “Italy police arrest 8 in Mafia wind farms plot” illustrates many individuals are violating the code of ethics. Moreover, this article brings forth the question about ethics, whether or not if it’s acceptable in today’s business environment. In “Italy police arrest 8 in Mafia wind farms plot”, David concludes that bribery exists even in our government. According to police investigations, several government officials accepted bribery from the mafias to support the Wind Farms project. The Wind Farms project will provide one of the cleanest, most environmentally friendly energy sources available - wind power. The bribe includes luxury cars and thousands of Euros in which were given to politicians. The project has already over hundreds of millions of Euros invested and if the construction plans are not going accordingly as planned, investors will suffer a severe loss. Matteo Messina Denaro is identified as the main suspect pulling the strings from all of the illegal activities. Matteo is part of a Mazara Crime clan and he is renowned to be one of Cosa Nostra’s top bosses. This clan controls everything, including the construction of the plant and the subcontracts for materials that use for building the Wind Farms Plant. The investigation is still in progress but the Sicilian Mafia has been arrested for various things such as drugs and illegal trade. Although David argues that there many businesses are against these corrupt practices, this does not guarantee the prohibition of bribery. Moreover, bribery and corruption not only occurs here in the United States, but also internationally. Speaking from personal experience, I’ve experienced some cases where you have to pay money in order to leave the airport in Vietnam. There are consequences if you don’t offer cash as a bribe to pay
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