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IndustryWeek March 16, 2011 |
Schooled By Scandals Manufacturers burned by foreign bribery scandals provide valuable lessons for companies expanding their global presence. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
How Bribery and Other Types of Corruption Threaten the Global Marketplace There's no doubt that corruption, endemic in emerging economies around the world, throws economic development into chaos. Today, the creation of and comment on anti-corruption regimes is a growth industry. |
BusinessWeek November 26, 2007 Jack Ewing |
Siemens Braces for a Slap from Uncle Sam After paying huge fines in Germany for bribery, Siemens faces even stiffer penalties in the U.S. |
BusinessWeek January 27, 2011 Weiss & Kammel |
How Siemens Got Its Mojo Back While jettisoning telecom and electronics businesses, outsider CEO Peter Loscher has taken German icon Siemens "green." |
National Defense August 2006 Shaheen & Bombach |
Anti-Bribery Enforcement On the Increase Overseas U.S. government contractors involved in overseas sales recognize the need to comply with the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. |
HBS Working Knowledge December 3, 2012 Martha Lagace |
HBS Cases: Against the Grain Dealing with pervasive, institutionalized corruption is tough but not impossible. A new case study on Tanzania joins a series of cases in professor Karthik Ramanna's research that explore the deep-seated problems of corruption as well as paths to combat it. |
HBS Working Knowledge November 4, 2013 Carmen Nobel |
The Real Cost of Bribery George Serafeim finds that the biggest problem with corporate bribery isn't its effect on a firm's reputation or the regulatory headaches it causes. Rather, bribery's most significant impact is its negative effect on employee morale. |
CFO January 1, 2005 David M. Katz |
The Bribery Gap While foreign rivals may make payoffs routinely, U.S. firms face new pressure to root out abuses. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2000 Jeremy Pope & Frank Vogl |
Making Anticorruption Agencies More Effective How anticorruption agencies can become key players in the war against bribery. |
National Defense September 2015 Kopp & Bhatia |
U.S. Cracking Down on Defense Industry Corruption Overseas The race for international sales during the past few years has been followed by a wave of government investigations into defense companies for both major and relatively minor violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. |
Entrepreneur September 2004 Jane Easter Bahls |
Illicit Affairs? If you do business overseas, be certain your "administrative fees" aren't really illegal bribes. And because complying with the many overlapping laws is tricky, hire a lawyer with experience in international business. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2000 Robert Klitgaard |
Subverting Corruption The focus of countries' anticorruption efforts typically begins with consciousness raising, shifts to making governments less susceptible, and then addresses the problem of corrupt systems. When this third stage is reached, what measures can governments, concerned citizens, and others take to subvert entrenched corruption? |
CFO July 15, 2008 Scott Leibs |
It Takes a Crisis Battered by its infamous bribes-for-contracts scandal, Siemens turns to an IT solution to make sure it doesn't happen again. |
HBS Working Knowledge October 29, 2012 Dina Gerdeman |
Are You Paying a Tip -- or a Bribe? New research shows that there's actually a fine line between the socially acceptable act of tipping and the immoral act of bribing. In the business world, corporate executives should be careful. |
BusinessWeek July 8, 2010 Dexter Roberts |
The Higher Costs of Bribery in China The U.S. is policing the activities of big multinationals in China more aggressively, with China's own prosecutors sometimes following suit. |
HBS Working Knowledge March 28, 2005 Cynthia D. Churchwell |
Should I Pay the Bribe? In some markets there is no way of avoiding payment of bribes, except by exiting the market. So how should you handle corruption in your markets? Harvard professor Rafael Di Tella lays out the not-so-black-and-white issues. |
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 Jack Ewing |
Siemens' Culture Clash Siemens' CEO Kleinfeld is making changes, and enemies - including within the ranks. |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
A Fresh Breeze at Siemens A new CEO and a new wind power order bode well for the company should have Siemens investors breathing a little easier. |
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Matlack, Smith & Edmondson |
Cracking Down On Corporate Bribery With tougher laws in place, prosecutors around the world are bringing high-profile cases to court. |
The Motley Fool August 8, 2005 Rich Smith |
Welcome to America, Daimler-Benz The German half of DaimlerChrysler is under investigation by the Feds. European investors could be in for some rude surprises. |
HBS Working Knowledge August 1, 2007 Eric Werker |
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments Corporations should be allowed to run for office in corrupt Third World governments. |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2010 Rich Smith |
Hewlett-Packard: International Criminal Mastermind? Or is H-P just a patsy? |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Mr. Market Ignores Siemens' Slide Despite weakness in all three of its units, the German conglomerate's shares rose. |
CFO April 1, 2007 Wu Chen |
View from China: Shanghai Confidential Risk-management advisers to foreign companies say investigations of multinationals suggest it's time to take a close look at internal controls in the People's Republic. |
CFO June 1, 2007 Lori Calabro |
Siemens's Joseph Kaeser Faced with steering the global conglomerate through a major bribery scandal, Kaeser was forced to take unpopular actions. |
Chemistry World August 6, 2014 Hepeng Jia |
GSK's China troubles continue The company faces official prosecution over accusations of bribery and corruption, litigation from fired employees and an upcoming trial of private investigators employed to look into a blackmail attempt. |
National Defense February 2011 Pappalardo & Bombach |
Justice Department Beefs Up Foreign Corruption Act Enforcement Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act gained momentum in 2010. |
National Defense December 2010 O'Neill et al. |
The Long Arm Of the U.K. Bribery Act For U.S. companies, particularly those active in foreign countries or engaged in high-profile markets such as the defense industry, maintaining ethical operations and avoiding corruption is essential. |
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 Gene G. Marcial |
Unscathed At Siemens Even as scandal rocked Germany's Siemens in recent months, its stock has rolled. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Daniel Kaufmann |
Back to Basics--10 Myths About Governance and Corruption The challenge of governance and anticorruption confronting the world today strongly argues against business-as-usual. A bolder approach is needed. The rich world must not only deliver on its aid and trade liberalization promises, it must also lead by example. |
CFO June 1, 2007 Janet Kersnar |
View from Europe: Global Bribery A series of bribery scandals in Europe becomes a global issue. |
The Motley Fool January 8, 2004 Rich Smith |
Oops, I(BM) Did it Again Once again IBM finds itself embattled in bribing controversy abroad. |
IDB America March 2002 Paul Constance |
Inside the beast A leading Latin American cleric dissects the "cancer of corruption," and suggests some possible cures... |
The Motley Fool October 6, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
The Dirty Side of BRIC How likely is a company operating outside of its home country to grease the skids with a little extra cash? Investors, all of the BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- are famous for side deals, not honoring contracts, and other unsavory behaviors. |
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Jack Ewing |
Siemens' New Boss World-class profits have been elusive for the German company. Can its new chief executive Klaus Kleinfeld deliver them? |
National Defense July 2011 Lisa Navarro |
U.K. Issues Guidance For Bribery Act On July 1, the United Kingdom's Bribery Act 2010 finally comes into force. U.S. firms with U.K.-based activities appear to be covered by the act, as are firms that have significant sales in or from the United Kingdom. |
Chemistry World July 29, 2013 Hepeng Jia |
China corruption investigation broadens Investigations of corrupt practices at GlaxoSmithKline in China are continuing. But analysts claim that the scandal is an attempt to remodel the Chinese drugs market, rather than a deliberate attack on international companies. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Bio-Tchane & Yehoue |
Africa's Missing Ingredients How international economic aid can be better directed to entrench development in sub-Saharan Africa. |
U.S. Banker May 2005 Michael Dumiak |
The Thousand Cuts When financial services firms look to venture abroad, politically motivated violence goes right to the top of how to consider disaster planning and daily operations. But it's much more likely that banks will face more basic risks -- like petty corruption, natural disasters and disease. |
Chemistry World August 29, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Couple charged in GSK corruption investigation A UK consultant and his American wife have been charged in relation to the corruption investigation at GlaxoSmithKline in China. |
Chemistry World July 25, 2014 Hepeng Jia |
Scientists and university officials caught up in China's anti-corruption drive Dozens of university officials and leading scientists in China have been arrested or imprisoned as part of the new government's drive to stamp out corruption. |
The Motley Fool December 23, 2009 Gerard Torres |
Can Siemens Rebound? Despite current losses, Siemens is positioned for the long run. |
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 Jack Ewing |
Can A U.S.-Style Boss Rev Up Siemens? On July 7, Siemens announced that, effective in January, Kleinfeld will succeed Heinrich von Pierer as CEO of the $89 billion Munich conglomerate, which makes everything from light bulbs and power plants to trains and mobile phones. |
CIO July 1, 2001 Malcolm Wheatley |
Under the Siemens Big Top A global IT ringmaster trains pachyderm-size Siemens to perform even more profitably... |
Finance & Development June 1, 2000 |
From the Editor Like the mythological hydra, corruption is a many-headed foe that insinuates itself into every part of the social fabric, weakens the body politic, and jeopardizes prospects for economic growth. The menace of corruption has often seemed unconquerable.... |
IDB America February 2002 Paul Constance |
Shining light in dark corners How an economist became interested in the murky world of corruption... |
Finance & Development September 1, 2001 Joel Hellman & Daniel Kaufmann |
Confronting the Challenge of State Capture in Transition Economies In transition economies, corruption has taken on a new image -- that of so-called oligarchs manipulating policy formation and even shaping the emerging rules of the game to their own, very substantial advantage. We refer to this behavior as state capture... |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 |
Picture This How corruption holds countries back |
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 Jack Ewing |
Is Siemens Still German? Worker representatives at the electrical engineering company have concluded that Siemens is contemplating the elimination of 74,000 jobs from Germany in the next decade. |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Tim Hanson |
The Dangers of Shady Deals If you're investing in China and India, you should know this: Of the businesses in the world's 30 leading exporting countries, those in China and India are the most like to pay bribes. |