The Moral Compass of Companies : Business Ethics and Corporate Governance as Anti-Corruption Tools

This publication targets private sector stakeholders who want to reduce a company s risk and vulnerability to corruption. It aims to provide guidance and recommendations for integrating ethics programs into corporate governance mechanisms to safegu...

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Main Author:	Sullivan, John D.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	ABUSE ABUSES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ANTI-BRIBERY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIONS ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY ASSETS AUDITORS AUTHORITY BANKS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BIDDING BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBERS BOARD RESOLUTION BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BPI BRIBE BRIBE PAYERS BRIBE PAYERS INDEX BRIBERY CONVENTION BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS BRIBES BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ETHICS BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGY BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS CEOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIL SOCIETY CO-OPERATIVES COALITIONS CODES OF CONDUCT COLLAPSES COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION COMBATING BRIBERY COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS COMPANY CONFIDENCE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSENSUS CONTROLLING CORRUPTION CORPORATE BEHAVIOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP CORPORATE CODES CORPORATE COLLAPSES CORPORATE ETHICS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LAW CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDS CORPORATE LAW CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATE SCANDALS CORPORATE SECTOR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CORPORATE STAKEHOLDERS CORPORATION CORPORATIONS CORRUPT CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION ACTS CORRUPTION COSTS CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX CPI CRIMINAL CRIMINAL SANCTIONS DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DISCLOSURE DISCRETION DISCRIMINATION DOMESTIC INVESTORS DUE CARE DUE DILIGENCE ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EMBEZZLEMENT ETHICAL BEHAVIOR ETHICAL CODE ETHICAL STANDARDS ETHICS EXTORTION FEDERAL SENTENCING COMMISSION FIDUCIARY DUTIES FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION FIGHTING CORRUPTION FINANCIAL BENEFITS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT FRAUD FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS GOVERNANCE GUIDELINE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUES HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT INDIVIDUAL COMPANY INDIVIDUALS INFORMAL SECTOR INITIATIVE INSIDER TRADING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSTITUTIONALIZED CORRUPTION INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVESTIGATION JUDICIARY JUSTICE KICKBACKS LARGE COMPANY LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGISLATION LEGITIMACY LIABILITY LIMITED LOBBYING MANAGERS MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MEDIA MINISTER MONEY LAUNDERING MULTINATIONAL NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL LAW NATIONAL LAWS NATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARTNERSHIP PER CAPITA INCOME PERSONAL GAIN PERSONS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT POOR GOVERNANCE PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PRIVATE GAIN PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAWS PROFESSIONAL ETHICS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSECUTION PROXY PUBLIC OPINION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REMEDY RULE OF LAW RULES OF CONDUCT SAFE HAVENS SANCTIONS SCANDAL SCANDALS SENTENCING GUIDELINES SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER VALUE SHAREHOLDERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIETIES STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS STOCK EXCHANGE SUBSIDIARY SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION TELEVISION TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY VESTED INTERESTS WHISTLE BLOWING WHOLE COMPANY WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/02/10358456/moral-compass-companies-business-ethics-corporate-governance-anti-corruption-tools http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23980