Bribery and corruption
Subtitle: how to be an impeccable and profitable corporate citizen
By: by Michael J. Comer and Timothy E. Stephens
Contributors: Stephens, Timothy E.
Publisher: Gower Pub.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781409453574; 9781409453581
Subjects: Bribery; Corruption; Prevention
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword: the honourable Kenneth Mutt KC; title: Noble cause corruption; title: Background on corruption laws; title: A bit of dodgy history; title: The main conventions; title: UK and US regulatory agencies; title: The Bribery Act 2010 and friends; title: Objectives and limitations; title: Main sections of the act; title: Enforcement, penalties and sentencing; title: Other relevant UK legislation and guidelines; title: US and worldwide legislation and guidelines; title: The taxonomy of corruption; title: Introduction to a universal problem; title: Sectoral corruption; title: The mechanics of corruption; title: Examples of high risk processes and contexts; title: Risk assessment; title: Introduction and the nature of risk; title: Preparation and catalogues; title: Common pre-conditional factors; title: Evaluation tools and techniques; title: Exposing corruption; title: Introduction and background; title: Critical point auditing; title: Manual tests; title: Effective baseline controls; title: Introduction on the nature of controls; title: Control tools and misconceptions; title: Ownership and the tone from the top; title: Budgets, policies and procedures; title: Due diligence, integrity reporting and contingency planning; title: Contractual controls and personnel procedures; title: Accounting procedures, fidelity and insurance; title: Additional controls; title: Introduction, principles and policies; title: Additional anti-corruption strategies; title: Dealing with corruption; title: Facilitation payments, gifts and third party agents; title: Join ventures, acquisitions and ipos; title: Other projects and controls; title: Internal and regulatory investigations; title: Background and strategy to internal investigations; title: Key elements and case handling; title: Regulatory investigations; title: Negotiating settlements and going to court.