Corruption in Asia Pacific business organizations: insights on causes, conditions, consequences and treatment

ABSTRACT

In the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis a wave of articles and commentaries focused increasingly on the so-called ‘dark side’ of Asian business. At the forefront of these lay investigations into the deleterious effects of corruption on economic development, business performance and international investor confidence. In subsequent years, due in part to converging pressures for universal corporate standards, the flow of research declined on the (implicit) assumption that corruption was a decreasing problem as new generations of Asian managers assimilated ‘Western’ values and practices. However, despite continuing admonishments and initiatives, the effects of corrupt practice at all levels remains as entrenched and as serious as ever. Blending micro and macro-level analysis along with both conceptual and empirical investigations, this collection offers some of the most recent frameworks and findings to explain the causes, conditions, consequences and treatment of corruption in 21^st century Asia.

KEYWORDS:

• Corruption
• economic development
• social institutions
• culture
• Pacific Asia

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Notes on contributors

Tim G. Andrews

Tim G. Andrews is a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration, Chiang Mai University, Thailand. His research interests include international business and informal institutions in emerging Asia.

Chris Rowley

Chris Rowley, Kellogg College, University of Oxford is Professor Emeritus, Cass Business School, City University of London, UK. He publishes widely on work, employment and Asian business and management and comments and provides expert opinion and comments in the international media.

Khongphu Nimanandh

Khongphu Nimanandh is Assistant Professor and Associate Dean at the Faculty of Business Administration, Chiang Mai University. His research interests include SME internationalization, risk and leadership and the influence of Thai cultural values on organizational management practice.

Siriwut Buranapin

Siriwut Buranapin is Associate Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at Chiang Mai University. His research focuses on mindful management and business strategy. Recent publications include work developing a pioneering mindfulness spectrum which can be applied at both individual and organizational levels.