example of corruption. In November 2006 it was discovered that Siemens the German giant of electrical engineering and electronics is corrupted. Nearly 36.000 documents were found of Siemens bribing officials in countries like Italy‚ Greece‚ Argentina and Saudi Arabia. Several managers were caught up in the corruption. There even was word of people saying that CEO Klaus Kleinfield approved of the bribery‚ this was never proven. The ethical behaviour of the managers was doubted. Was the corruption justified
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organization‚ top managers are important persons to lead the company as a whole like Chief Executive Officers. A large amount of managerial researches has suggested that a firm’s top manager is the fundamental variable in determining whether the firm would succeed or fail (Torres‚ Harrison and Kukalis‚ 1988; Koene‚ Soeters Vogelaar and 2002). There are also many findings on the duties of being the top of the management hierarchy O’Toole‚ Galbraith and Lawler (2002) suggests that abilities of top managers
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The Game’s Afoot was nothing like expected. With reading only what was given it seemed sort of boring‚ but it was anything but boring. The plot‚ actors‚ and set managed to keep the theatrical piece comical and exciting. The overall experience was exciting and very amusing. In order to have a great theatrical piece the plot must also be at the same level. Although the acting raised some eyebrows the plot was really interesting and kept the whole experience enjoyable. The plot was comical and thrilling
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Corruption exists in almost all firms‚ public or private‚ even though there are many risks involved since it is a “necessity” for being competitive according to business statistics. Numerous companies join the bandwagon to engage in corruption because it seems as if that’s the only way ‘things get done’ and firms will remain in business. The firms which do not engage in fraud will be at a disadvantage compared to the other companies which are corrupted. Last but not the least‚ the company officials
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Corruption in any form is treated as an incurable disease‚ a cause of many social and economical evils in the society and it damages the moral and ethical fibres of the civilization. Indisputably‚ it is correct that corruption breeds many evils in the society and once corruption starts taking place‚ slowly and gradually whole country passes through its net and it becomes after sometime an incurable disease. From the point of view of economic growth‚ there seems to be no clear cut correlation between
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CORRUPTION: The long and short of it The recent turn of events in our country point towards a mass awakening to the scar of corruption and deeply it has trickled down into the grass roots of each and every sphere of India. People‚ rather the masses‚ are waking up and smelling the coffee and taking law in their own hands by questioning the government about each and every step taken by them in the past few years. The motto seems to be “civil disobedience”‚ a far cry from the peaceful protests held
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Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol. 7‚ No. 2‚ December 2000 CORRUPTION: CAUSES‚ CONSEQUENCES AND CURES U Myint* The paper stresses the need to keep the issue of corruption squarely in view in the development agenda. It discusses the causes and consequences of corruption‚ especially in the context of a least developed country with considerable regulation and central direction. Lack of transparency‚ accountability and consistency‚ as well as institutional weaknesses such as in the legislative
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CORRUPTION SCANDALS IN THE PHILIPPINES Nowadays foreigners and citizens alike say that the Philippines has the most corrupt leadership and economy. Corruption in the Philippines has become "a humanitarian crisis" and scandals increasingly seem to dominate the news. The worsening corruption has eaten up the right of every citizen to good governance‚ freedom‚ decent life‚ and more importantly his or her dignity. Corruption is a serious obstacle to the social and economic development of a
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service in the eyes of local and international communities. Various efforts had been implemented by the government to ensure the integrity of public servants were at the highest level. Malaysian Institute of Integrity (IIM) established in 2004 is responsible for promoting integrity in public service and to monitor the effort that has been undertaken by stipulated agencies. The purpose of this paper is to look at the current scenario based on information and statistic given by IIM and to discuss the
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