Anti-corruption policies in private companies
A new business trend or a real concern and for whom?
author | Gundrun Vande Walle |
journal | GofS (ISSN: ) |
volume | 2012 |
issue | Social conflicts, citizens and policing |
section | Artikelen |
date of publication | Sept. 14, 2012 |
language | English |
pagina | 141 |
abstract | Public corruption is a crime that involves at least two parties, the public officer or politician who is offered or asks for a bribe in exchange for an irregular act in the course of his or her professional activities which favours a private actor, a citizen, or a company. Most research in criminology on corruption and anti-corruption is limited to the public sector partner in corruption. Recently, due to pressure from American and British anti-corruption legislation, companies have started to worry about their policy. In this contribution we present the results of an empirical study of the perceptions of corruption and anti-corruption policy in the private sector. The research is based on interviews with key figures from the Belgian business world and a quantitative questionnaire of company lawyers working for companies located in Belgium. These results form part of a research project on the tipping points of anti-corruption policy in the public and private sectors that has been set up in 2008. |