Corporate Corruption: The Abuse of Power

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Marshall Clinard identifies the auto, oil, pharmaceutical, and the defense industries as the major offenders. He devotes a chapter to each of these areas in addition to chapters on corporate violence, corporate bribery, and a final discussion of how to correct these widespread abuses. From illegally disposing of hazardous waste to defiance of health and safety standards to price-fixing, corporate violations cost hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of lives. In some cases, the cost of a single case of corporate misconduct may exceed a billion dollars.

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. . . Clinard chronicles corporate abuse with an impressive list of examples. He identifies actions that would curb corporate abuse, including stronger enforcement of existing laws, stiffer corporate penalties, and conviction and imprisonment of top corporate executives . . . recommended for college courses on the subject and for all business collections.-Library Journal
Corporate Corruption is not a how-to business guide like the others reviewed here, but it does offer insights on corporate responsibility and irresponsibility which should prove valuable to business managers, operators, and owners alike. Giant corporations and executives are in the spotlight in this critical examination of ethical and unethical behavior. Not only are cases of corporate abuse detailed, but the dynamics which play a role in corruption development are detailed. The defense, oil, and auto industries are outlined, with case history examples of company and individual policies and corruption outlined. Examples detail the efforts of regulatory processes to prevent corporate corruption and negligence on both the domestic and international levels. The result is an expose which goes beyond citing individuals and institutions to probe the heart of how power is organized, used, and abused.-The Midwest Book Review
Ethical decline and illegal dealings have been exposed and given much publicity in recent years. Here the author focuses particularly on unethical and illegal behavior among the Fortune 500 companies and their executives. Although the existence of these large corporations has contributed to the high standard of living in the U.S., he charges that many corporations have abused the public trust, the users of their products, their employees and stockholders, and the environment. Clinard finds the major offenders to be companies in the auto, oil, pharmaceutical, and defense industries. After devoting a chapter to each of these industries, a general discussion of corporate violence and bribery is presented. The final chapter addresses ways to correct the widespread abuses previously documented.-Business Information Alert
." . . Clinard chronicles corporate abuse with an impressive list of examples. He identifies actions that would curb corporate abuse, including stronger enforcement of existing laws, stiffer corporate penalties, and conviction and imprisonment of top corporate executives . . . recommended for college courses on the subject and for all business collections."-Library Journal
"Ethical decline and illegal dealings have been exposed and given much publicity in recent years. Here the author focuses particularly on unethical and illegal behavior among the Fortune 500 companies and their executives. Although the existence of these large corporations has contributed to the high standard of living in the U.S., he charges that many corporations have abused the public trust, the users of their products, their employees and stockholders, and the environment. Clinard finds the major offenders to be companies in the auto, oil, pharmaceutical, and defense industries. After devoting a chapter to each of these industries, a general discussion of corporate violence and bribery is presented. The final chapter addresses ways to correct the widespread abuses previously documented."-Business Information Alert
"Corporate Corruption is not a how-to business guide like the others reviewed here, but it does offer insights on corporate responsibility and irresponsibility which should prove valuable to business managers, operators, and owners alike. Giant corporations and executives are in the spotlight in this critical examination of ethical and unethical behavior. Not only are cases of corporate abuse detailed, but the dynamics which play a role in corruption development are detailed. The defense, oil, and auto industries are outlined, with case history examples of company and individual policies and corruption outlined. Examples detail the efforts of regulatory processes to prevent corporate corruption and negligence on both the domestic and international levels. The result is an expose which goes beyond citing individuals and institutions to probe the heart of how power is organized, used, and abused."-The Midwest Book Review

Author Bio

MARSHALL B. CLINARD is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of eleven books, including Illegal Corporate Behavior, Corporate Crime, and Corporate Ethics and Crime: The Role of Middle Management. He has received two grants from the U.S. Department of Justice to study the Fortune 500 and has been the recipient of the Edwin H. Sutherland Award for Distinguished Contributions to Criminology.