Michael S. Alander – författare

For years, corruption has been dismissed as a cultural phenomenon prevalent in developing countries, mirroring low salaries, weak infrastructure, disorganized administration and unstable political conditions. What this theory fails to explain, however, is why so many western multinational corporations have been involved in corruption scandals in recent years – even though most of these companies ostensibly had anti-corruption programs and monitoring systems in place. This book considers corruption in the business world in its broadest sense, including bribery and petty payments, nepotism and cronyism, gift-giving, embezzlement of public property and money laundering. It then explores corrupt behavior across different sectors in more detail in an effort to understand how corruption varies by industry. While a number of books dealing with corruption have been published over the years, little attention has been paid to the specifics of corruption in different industries and economic sectors. With contributions from some of the leading global experts in business ethics and law, this handbook will be an essential resource for both scholars and practitioners.

For years, corruption has been dismissed as a cultural phenomenon prevalent in developing countries, mirroring low salaries, weak infrastructure, disorganized administration and unstable political conditions. What this theory fails to explain, however, is why so many western multinational corporations have been involved in corruption scandals in recent years – even though most of these companies ostensibly had anti-corruption programs and monitoring systems in place. This book considers corruption in the business world in its broadest sense, including bribery and petty payments, nepotism and cronyism, gift-giving, embezzlement of public property and money laundering. It then explores corrupt behavior across different sectors in more detail in an effort to understand how corruption varies by industry. While a number of books dealing with corruption have been published over the years, little attention has been paid to the specifics of corruption in different industries and economic sectors. With contributions from some of the leading global experts in business ethics and law, this handbook will be an essential resource for both scholars and practitioners.

Thinkers since antiquity have understood economics as a value-free science whose primary interest is the market. In this study, Michael S. Aßländer examines a variety of writers and theories as he charts the history of the societal meaning attached to economics and its emergence as an independent scientific discipline. Suited for both beginner and advanced students.

In Zeiten der Globalisierung wichtiger denn je: eine Debatte über wirtschaftsethische Standards. Von Aristoteles bis zur experimentellen Ökonomik bietet das Handbuch einen umfassenden Überblick über die philosophischen und theoriegeschichtlichen Hintergründe der Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik. Es stellt die zentralen Probleme und Ansätze vor und beleuchtet mögliche Instrumente wie Ethikkodizes, Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung und Sozialstandards. Grundlegende Begriffe erschließt der Schlussteil des Bandes.