How can high levels of corruption in Central and Eastern Europe be explained? What impact does it have on societies at large? Corruption constitutes a significant part of politics in Eastern Europe to the extent that “talking about corruption is the way post- communist public talks about politics‚ economy about past and future” (Krastov‚ p 43). Transparency International defines corruption as “a misuse of public power for the private gain at the expense of the public good”. There are different
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The terms noble cause and corruption have been used separately to describe the law enforcement profession. However‚ it is rare for those outside of law enforcement to use those two terms in concert. Historically‚ police officers have used noble cause corruption repeatedly in order to get the “bad guy” off the streets. The noble cause corruption means that an officer will abandon legal and ethical means to achieve a good end. Also‚ noble cause corruption occurs when officers are willing to break the
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Slide1 : Siemens AG‚ a $73 billion electronics and electrical-engineering conglomerate. Siemens is well known for the technical brilliance of its engineers‚ but much of their knowledge was locked and unavailable to other employees. Facing the pressure to maximize the benefits of corporate membership of each business unit‚ Siemens AG needed to learn to leverage the knowledge and expertise of its 460‚000 employees worldwide. Slide 2: The roots of knowledge management at Siemens go back to 1996
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Case Study10 Siemens’ Simple Structure–Not There is perhaps no tougher task for an executive than to restructure a European organization. Ask former Siemens CEO Klaus Kleinfeld. Siemens‚ with 77 billion Euros in revenue in 2008‚ some 427‚000 employees‚ and branches in 190 countries‚ is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. Although the company has long been respected for its engineering prowess‚ it’s also derided for its sluggishness and mechanistic structure. So when
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The case study of Siemens’simple structure－not Question 1 Based on the case’s description‚ Siemens has a long history. It means that it took for a long time to form the current structure. It is truly global company offering a portfolio of technological solutions in the areas of water‚ energy‚ environment‚ healthcare‚ productivity‚ mobility‚ safe and security. The changing is a big revolution which involves the many departments. The issue of departmentalization is a key consideration in any restructure
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THE CAUSES OF CORRUPTION: A CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY Why is corruption—defined here as the misuse of public office for private gain—perceived to be more widespread in some countries than others? Different theories associate cross-national variation in the extent of corruption with particular historical and cultural traditions‚ levels of economic development‚ political institutions‚ and government policies. This paper analyzes which of various plausible determinants are significantly related to an
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CORRUPTION Anytime corruption is mentioned in Ghana‚ politicians and especially government ministers become the easy targets. Why not them? Because the impression has been created that it is only when you are a minister or a politician that you can make ill-gotten wealth or be corrupted. As a result‚ many low level officials in governmental institutions and agencies who daily rob citizens of Ghana for services rendered are left off the hook. Just imagine this. A friend of mine who lives in Belgium
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Corruption The word corruption means the destruction‚ ruining or the spoiling of a society or a nation. A corrupt society stops valuing integrity‚ virtue or moral principles. It changes for the worse. Such a society begins to decay and sets itself on the road to self destruction. Corruption is an age old phenomena. Selfishness and greed are the two main causes of corruption. Political corruption is the abuse of their powers by state officials for their unlawful private gain. Over
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Corruption in India is a major issue and adversely affects its economy.[1] A study conducted by Transparency International in year 2005 found that more than 62% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or influence peddling to get jobs done in public offices successfully.[2][3] In its study conducted in year 2008‚ Transparency International reports about 40% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or using a contact to get a job done in public office.[4] In 2012 India has
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CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA by James Roaf‚ European II Department‚ IMF* Conference on Post-Election Strategy Moscow‚ April 5-7‚ 2000 A. Introduction Corruption is often cited as a key factor behind Russia’s economic problems. However‚ while it is generally agreed that Russia does suffer from a particularly high incidence of corruption‚ economists are far from clear as to the actual economic implications of the problem. This note discusses Russia’s experience of corruption from the perspective of the substantial
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