Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-238) and index. Eicher, S. (2009). Corruption in international business: the challenge of cultural and legal diversity. Farnham, England: Gower.

Chapter 1: Introduction: What Corruption Is and Why It Matters -- Chapter 2: Government for Hire -- Chapter 3: When Shareholders Lose (or Win) through Corruption -- Chapter 4: The Good and Evil Faces of Foreign Investment -- Chapter 5: Quantifying the Immeasurable -- Chapter 6: Critiquing the Indicators of Corruption and Governance -- Chapter 7: Corruption in Chinese Sports Culture -- Chapter 8: Exploring Corruption in the Petroleum Sector -- Chapter 9: Risk Management Playing By the Rules -- Chapter 10: Changing the Rules -- Chapter 11: An Institutional Approach to Understanding Corruption in BRIC Countries -- Chapter 12 Private Sector Incentives for Fighting International Corruption -- Chapter 13: Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index

"It is common practice to assume that business practices are universally similar. Business and social attitudes to corruption, however, vary according to the wide variety of cultural norms across the countries of the world. International business involves complex, ethically challenging, and sometimes threatening, dilemmas that can involve political and personal agendas."Corruption in International Business" presents a broad range of perspectives on how corruption can be defined; the responsibilities of those working for publicly traded companies to their shareholders; and the positive influences that corporations can have upon combating international corruption. The authors differentiate between public and private sector corruption and explore the implications of both, as well as methods for qualifying and quantifying corruption and the challenges facing policy makers, legal systems, corporations, and NGOs, as they seek to mitigate the effects of corruption and enable cultural and social change." - From the Book.