Whistle-blowing by employees plays a major role in uncovering corporate fraud. Various recent laws aim at improving protection of whistle-blowers and enhancing their willingness to report. Evidence on the effectiveness of such legislation is, however, scarce. Moreover, critics have raised...

Whistle-blowing by employees plays a major role in uncovering corporate fraud. Various recent laws aim at improving protection of whistle-blowers and enhancing their willingness to report. Evidence on the effectiveness of such legislation is, however, scarce. Moreover, critics have raised...

This book is comprised of academic work on key current issues pertaining to the areas of ethics, governance and corporate crimes. The book provides a platform for researchers to publish their work, articulate their concerns and offer critical perspectives on what they see happening around them.

Die wichtigste Lektion der Korruptionsprävention besteht darin, das Problem nicht einzelnen Personen in der Organisation, sondern vielmehr der Organisation selbst zuzurechnen. Aus unternehmensethischer Sicht lautet daher die entscheidende Frage: Wie konstituiert sich eine Organisation als...