corruption as one of the greatest threats to global economic development Corruption and bribery have moved to the forefront in discussions about business‚" says Wharton legal studies professor Philip M. Nichols. "The list of countries that have been politically or economically crippled by corruption continues to grow‚ and businesses with long-term interests abroad will ultimately be harmed by any plans that include bribery." Nichols‚ the author of more than 10 studies and theoretical writings on the implications
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Payola Scandal Rocks ’50’s Radio Researched & Written by Bob Neira What is payola ? In the American music industry‚ it is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio‚ in which the song is presented as being part of the normal day’s broadcast. A radio station can play a specific song in exchange for money‚ but this must be disclosed on the air as being sponsored airtime‚ and that playing of the song should not be counted
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Chapter 7 . Financial Responsibility Centers In August 2002‚ a pricing dispute arose between the managers of some of the divisions of Zumwald AG. Mr. Rolf Fettinger‚ the company ’s managing director‚ had to decide whether to intervene in the dispute. THE COMPANY Zumwald AG‚ headquartered in Cologne‚ Germany‚ produced and sold a range of medical diagnostic imaging systems and biomedical test was equipment and instrumentation- The organized into six operating divisions. Total annual revenues
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Case Study #1 Metallgesellschaft AG Metallgesellschaft Refining and Marketing (MGRM)‚ was a subsidiary of Metallgesellschaft AG in Germany. In the early 90’s‚ MGRM chose to being selling long term (5 and 10 year) fixed price contracts for gasoline‚ heating oil‚ and diesel fuel. These contracts were successfully marketed with MGRM contracted for 160 million barrels of oil as of Nov 1993. Due to the fact that the MGRM entered into long term commitments for fuel delivery with fixed pricing‚ this
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Bribery and corruption is a way of life in many countries. These practices affect the way international business is regularly conducted. However‚ in most of these countries‚ it is illegal to offer or receive bribes or engage in corrupt practices. Yet corrupt practices are a part of the ‘culture’ of ‘doing businesses. Unless companies ‘conform’ to such practices‚ in many cases‚ international business cannot be transacted. This essay will attempt to provide discussion about bribery and corruption
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Libor Scandal What is Libor and why does it matter? Libor stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. “It is considered to be an average interest rate which is estimated by some leading banks in London that they would be charged if borrowing from other banks.” Libor rate is considered to be the primary benchmark for short term interest rates around the world. It is the average cost of borrowing and is estimated on a daily basis by a group of banks as mentioned above. Libor rate gained momentum around
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SAP was founded in 1972 and today they are recognized as the world’s largest inter-enterprise software company. Their products cater to various sectors of industry and every dynamic market. Their diverse software products have placed them as the third largest independent software supplier and their continuing excellence makes them a premier software company. The superb technological advances they have achieved in software have allowed SAP to maintain a high regard of respect from other major corporations
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Fat Leonard‚ Lady Gaga and the U.S. Navy: A bribery case I heard about this this ace a few weeks ago while watching CNN. It features ethical violations by naval officers who betrayed their oaths‚ sex‚ rock and roll‚ and probably drugs too. Leonard Glenn Francis‚ a wealthy Malaysian contractor at the heart of one of the United States Navy’s largest bribery scandals in decades. At 6 feet 3 inches and 350 pounds‚ Mr. Francis who is known as Fat Leonard‚ hosted dinners at luxury hotels in Malaysia
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Zumwald AG‚ headquartered in Cologne‚ Germany‚ produced and sold a range of medical diagnostic imaging systems and biomedical test equipment and instrumentation. The company was organized into six operating divisions. Total annual revenues were slightly more than €3 billion. Zumwald manages ran the company on a highly decentralized basis. The managers of each division were allowed considerable autonomy if their performances were at least on plan. Performance was evaluated‚ and management bonuses
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Siemens Bribery Scandal By: Courtney Miano‚ Nancy Gonzalez‚ Mohamed Jawhar‚ Vernita Leslie‚ and Ferba Hines Siemen’s is classified as a large German electronics firm. In December of 2008‚ Siemens had to settle lawsuits and pay fines due to the fact that they were caught using bribes to win business all over the world. The fines totaled a net amount of 1.6 billion. Between 1999 and 2006 when the company was raided‚ Siemens reportedly paid around 1.4 billion dollars in
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