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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. |
