Anti-corruption efforts: the importance of the tone at the top

The “tone at the top” is a fundamental aspect of any organization’s ethics and compliance program. It is closely intertwined with various elements of an ethics and compliance program, including the corporate governance system, the relationship between the Board of Directors and the Ethics and Compli...

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Main Author: Kleinhempel, Matthias (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Organizational corruption, crime and COVID-19
Year: 2025, Pages: 270-287
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