"It could have been us": peer responses to money-laundering violations in the Dutch banking industry

Much literature has focused on societal responses to corporate scandals, either by authorities or the public. However, there is little research on responses to corporate deviance by peers (corporations in the same industry). As corporations face a Zeitgeist characterised by increased attention to, a...

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Main Author: Merz, Anna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2024, Volume: 81, Issue: 3, Pages: 281-300
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