Michael Stefan Aßländer is professor for business ethics at the International Institute of the Technical University Dresden located in Zittau (Germany). From 2005-2010 he held the Plansecur Endowed Chair for business ethics at the University of Kassel. He has studied management, philosophy, sociology, psychology, political economy and Russian language in Bamberg (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Bochum (Germany) and Moscow (Russia) and holds a Diploma in Business Administration (1988), a Master in Philosophy (1990), a PhD in Philosophy (1998) and a PhD in Social Sciences (2005). From 2005-2011 he was board member of the German Business Ethics Network, and was a founding member of the Austrian Business Ethics Network (2004) where he serves as a deputy chairman till today. From 2008-2016 he was also member of the executive committee of the European Business Ethics Network. Sarah Hudson is an associate professor at Rennes School of Business, France. She teaches corporate social responsibility at postgraduate level and is programme manager for the Masters in Management of Creative Projects, Culture and Design. She has served as programme manager for the Master of Arts in International Business (2004-2010) and head of the department of Management and Organisation (2011-13) at Rennes Business School. She holds a Phd in Chemistry (1991) and an MBA in business Administration (2006). Her current research interests include CSR and identity, corporate social performance and employee outcomes, CSR in small and medium businesses and nepotism in organizations.

Contributors from a wide range of business sectors summarize corrupt practices in general and more particularly in different business sectors from an ethical perspective. They cover what organizational corruption is; corruption: maximizing, socializing, balancing, and othering; petty corruption: facilitating payments and grease money; the impact of disguised bribes: distorting the basic functions of gift-giving practices; nepotism and cronyism as cultural phenomena, and viable and non-viable methods for corruption reform. Then they survey corruption in governments and in such businesses as information technology, banking, health care, pharmaceuticals, construction, sports, and the media.

• Part I: Explaining and Preventing Corrupt PracticesWhat is Organizational Corruption?Corruption: Maximizing, Socializing, Balancing, and OtheringPetty Corruption - Facilitating Payments and Grease MoneyThe Impact of Disguised Bribes - Distorting the Basic Functions of Gift-Giving PracticesNepotism and Cronyism as a Cultural Phenomenon?Viable and Nonviable Methods for Corruption ReformPart II: Corruption - Cross-Sectoral ExperiencesWhy Does Corruption Persist in Governments across the World?Corruption in Extractive Industries - Changing the Scenario?Corruption in the IT Branch - The Example of SiemensMoney Laundering and Tax Evasion - The Assisting of the Banking SectorMoney Laundering and Legal Compliance in the U.S. Financial Services Industry: The Case of Standard Chartered BankCorruption in Finance - The Role of the Investment Consulting and the Financial Auditing IndustriesInformal Payments in Health CareCorruption in the Pharmaceutical SectorCorruption in the Agriculture Sector - Micro Level Evidence from BangladeshWe Can Fix it - Corruption in the Construction IndustryOlympic Games, Football Championships, and Corruption in the Sports IndustryCorruption in the MediaCorruption in the Retail Industry

Michael Stefan Aßländer is professor for business ethics at the International Institute of the Technical University Dresden located in Zittau (Germany). From 2005-2010 he held the Plansecur Endowed Chair for business ethics at the University of Kassel. He has studied management, philosophy, sociology, psychology, political economy and Russian language in Bamberg (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Bochum (Germany) and Moscow (Russia) and holds a Diploma in Business Administration (1988), a Master in Philosophy (1990), a PhD in Philosophy (1998) and a PhD in Social Sciences (2005). From 2005-2011 he was board member of the German Business Ethics Network, and was a founding member of the Austrian Business Ethics Network (2004) where he serves as a deputy chairman till today. From 2008-2016 he was also member of the executive committee of the European Business Ethics Network. Sarah Hudson is an associate professor at Rennes School of Business, France. She teaches corporate social responsibility at postgraduate level and is programme manager for the Masters in Management of Creative Projects, Culture and Design. She has served as programme manager for the Master of Arts in International Business (2004-2010) and head of the department of Management and Organisation (2011-13) at Rennes Business School. She holds a Phd in Chemistry (1991) and an MBA in business Administration (2006). Her current research interests include CSR and identity, corporate social performance and employee outcomes, CSR in small and medium businesses and nepotism in organizations.

Contributors from a wide range of business sectors summarize corrupt practices in general and more particularly in different business sectors from an ethical perspective. They cover what organizational corruption is; corruption: maximizing, socializing, balancing, and othering; petty corruption: facilitating payments and grease money; the impact of disguised bribes: distorting the basic functions of gift-giving practices; nepotism and cronyism as cultural phenomena, and viable and non-viable methods for corruption reform. Then they survey corruption in governments and in such businesses as information technology, banking, health care, pharmaceuticals, construction, sports, and the media.

• Part I: Explaining and Preventing Corrupt PracticesWhat is Organizational Corruption?Corruption: Maximizing, Socializing, Balancing, and OtheringPetty Corruption - Facilitating Payments and Grease MoneyThe Impact of Disguised Bribes - Distorting the Basic Functions of Gift-Giving PracticesNepotism and Cronyism as a Cultural Phenomenon?Viable and Nonviable Methods for Corruption ReformPart II: Corruption - Cross-Sectoral ExperiencesWhy Does Corruption Persist in Governments across the World?Corruption in Extractive Industries - Changing the Scenario?Corruption in the IT Branch - The Example of SiemensMoney Laundering and Tax Evasion - The Assisting of the Banking SectorMoney Laundering and Legal Compliance in the U.S. Financial Services Industry: The Case of Standard Chartered BankCorruption in Finance - The Role of the Investment Consulting and the Financial Auditing IndustriesInformal Payments in Health CareCorruption in the Pharmaceutical SectorCorruption in the Agriculture Sector - Micro Level Evidence from BangladeshWe Can Fix it - Corruption in the Construction IndustryOlympic Games, Football Championships, and Corruption in the Sports IndustryCorruption in the MediaCorruption in the Retail Industry