Executive Summary In this research paper, we attempt to explore initiatives introduced by the United Nations in support of anti-corruption in emerging markets, such as Principle 10 of the United Nation’s Global Compact. We determined to explore this topic area after realizing a paradox: while the United Nations has recognized the phenomenon of corruption as “one of the world’s greatest challenges”, the sole UN principle that addresses this issue is under-developed and is the least among the
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bbk | Bahrain training institute Business ethics Assessment name: Zahra Abdul Hussain alsaffar Trainee ID: 20131477Group 39 | bbk | Bahrain training institute Business ethics Assessment name: Zahra Abdul Hussain alsaffar Trainee ID: 20131477Group 39 | * Task 1: Our vision is to
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Corruption Case The case study “Why is this Furniture Falling Apart?” is about Art Metal U.S.A., a furniture manufacture, that had put out “$200 millions of worth of defective and useless that the General Services Administration (GSA) bought.” (Wells, 2011, p. 237) Federal agencies and GSA customers put in several complaints but nothing was done to investigate. After many years of complaints and suspicion of a corruption scheme there were articles written that instigated a congressional investigation
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Yanis Benjedla Socheat Bourg Engl 110 Business and gifts. To start it is important to know what is a bribe. A bribe it is an amount of money given illegally to some one in return for a done favour. In certain countries, it is common to give cash gifts during business interactions. Some people would say these gifts are bribes and are dishonest. Others would say it's just a part of doing business in a culture. In the case of work it is possible to think, offer a gift during business meal is not
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In politics, corruption undermines democracy and good governance by flouting or even subverting formal processes. Corruption in elections and in the legislature reduces accountability and distorts representation in policymaking; corruption in the judiciary compromises the rule of law; and corruption in public administration results in the inefficient provision of services. It violates a basic principle of republicanism regarding the centrality of civic virtue. More generally, corruption erodes the
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What is Politics? 1. Introduction When questioned, “What is politics?” what kinds of image do people have? Nowadays politics is an essential factor for our everyday life. Almost in every country there is governance to control the country, and politics to support the organization. According to Merriam Webster’s definition of “Politics”, politics is an activity that supports people’s lifestyle by creating rules to control governance with maintenance, repair and destruction. However, people
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fraudulent statements to the Defense Security Assistance about the bribes This was a clear case of corruption in business practices that continue to go on today. Many large corporations have gotten away with this type of practice time and time again. I am also under the assumption this is not the first time Lockheed has consorted with other businesses by unethical means. This practice states; corruption is an integral part of business deemed to be normal practices. Lockheed plead guilty paying over
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HealthSouth was one of the largest provider of outpatient surgeries in the United States. Not only the largest provider of outpatient surgeries in the United States but also the largest diagnostic and rehabilitative health care service in the United States. This was until March 19, 2003, when the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the company and Richard Scrushy with fraudulent account reporting of company finances. Scrushy and other executives from the finance and accounting departments
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“extremely poor” nations of the world, ranking 153rd with a Human Capital Development Index of 0.471 according to UNDP in 2013. Of course this does not portend economic development. What is however, not surprising is Transparency Internationals’ Corruption Perception Index which ranks Nigeria as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, coming 144th out of 177 surveyed countries. This paper therefore seeks to examine the accountability of public officers in Nigeria and their effects and bearing
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just excuses. The causes of such problems are corruption, poor governance and the wrong attitudes of the individual. Therefore, I agree that poor countries have mainly themselves to blame for the problems they face today. Corruption is a major cause of the poverty and it occurs at all levels of the society, from the government to every citizen. Corruption causes people to ignore the rules and regulation in the country as what is useful is bribe. Corruption in government will lead to the government to
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