Bribery and corruption : how to be an impeccable and profitable corporate citizen

XXIII, 882 S.

Ill., graph. Darst.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Foreword: the honourable Kenneth Mutt KCNoble cause corruption -- Background on corruption laws -- A bit of dodgy history -- The main conventions -- UK and US regulatory agencies -- The Bribery Act 2010 and friends -- Objectives and limitations -- Main sections of the act -- Enforcement, penalties and sentencing -- Other relevant UK legislation and guidelines -- US and worldwide legislation and guidelines -- The taxonomy of corruption -- Introduction to a universal problem -- Sectoral corruption -- The mechanics of corruption -- Examples of high risk processes and contexts -- Risk assessment -- Introduction and the nature of risk -- Preparation and catalogues -- Common pre-conditional factors -- Evaluation tools and techniques -- Exposing corruption -- Introduction and background -- Critical point auditing -- Manual tests -- Effective baseline controls -- Introduction on the nature of controls -- Control tools and misconceptions -- Ownership and the tone from the top -- Budgets, policies and procedures -- Due diligence, integrity reporting and contingency planning -- Contractual controls and personnel procedures -- Accounting procedures, fidelity and insurance -- Additional controls -- Introduction, principles and policies -- Additional anti-corruption strategies -- Dealing with corruption -- Facilitation payments, gifts and third party agents -- Join ventures, acquisitions and ipos -- Other projects and controls -- Internal and regulatory investigations -- Background and strategy to internal investigations -- Key elements and case handling -- Regulatory investigations -- Negotiating settlements and going to court.

Foreword: the honourable Kenneth Mutt KC -- Noble cause corruption -- Background on corruption laws -- A bit of dodgy history -- The main conventions -- UK and US regulatory agencies -- The Bribery Act 2010 and friends -- Objectives and limitations -- Main sections of the act -- Enforcement, penalties and sentencing -- Other relevant UK legislation and guidelines -- US and worldwide legislation and guidelines -- The taxonomy of corruption -- Introduction to a universal problem -- Sectoral corruption -- The mechanics of corruption -- Examples of high risk processes and contexts -- Risk assessment -- Introduction and the nature of risk -- Preparation and catalogues -- Common pre-conditional factors -- Evaluation tools and techniques -- Exposing corruption -- Introduction and background -- Critical point auditing -- Manual tests -- Effective baseline controls -- Introduction on the nature of controls -- Control tools and misconceptions -- Ownership and the tone from the top -- Budgets, policies and procedures -- Due diligence, integrity reporting and contingency planning -- Contractual controls and personnel procedures -- Accounting procedures, fidelity and insurance -- Additional controls -- Introduction, principles and policies -- Additional anti-corruption strategies -- Dealing with corruption -- Facilitation payments, gifts and third party agents -- Join ventures, acquisitions and ipos -- Other projects and controls -- Internal and regulatory investigations -- Background and strategy to internal investigations -- Key elements and case handling -- Regulatory investigations -- Negotiating settlements and going to court.

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