Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation, Book 1

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Anthem Press, 2011 - Business & Economics - 192 pages

This book addresses an old and basic question: what is the moral order of the market? 'Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation' is an exploration of accusations of wrongdoing, and the revelations these accusations expose about the dark side of capitalism and modern corporations in their relationships with suppliers, buyers, peers, investment banks and state regulators. The study explores data gathered from the past twenty years, including over a thousand accusations of economic wrongdoing in corporate America.

 

Contents

How to Assemble an Accusation
29
Fighting Words and Key Phrases
41
Six Fields of Action
55
Lying
93
Hot Spots
115
The Repertoires of Wrongdoing
123
Appendix A Notes on Statistical Analysis and Coding
143
Appendix B A Sample of United States Corporations
149
References
161
Index
177
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Robert R. Faulkner is Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is affiliated with the Social and Demographic Research Institute. He writes on economic sociology, the sociology of culture, corporate governance, social networks, and the culture and practice of jazz. With Wayne E. Baker, his work on the social organization of conspiracies won the Max Weber Award from the American Sociological Association.

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