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The threat of global white-collar crime

✍ Scribed by Jo Ann McGee; J. Ralph Byington

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 105 KB
Volume: 20
Category: Article
ISSN: 1044-8136
DOI: 10.1002/jcaf.20525

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Abstract

There is no completely safe place in the world to do business. Most top executives accept this fact as a risk they have to manage. But how many understand the true scope of global white‐collar crime (WCC)—and its potential threats? For example, did you know that, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, WCC is the most problematic issue for businesses worldwide? © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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