Bribery, Fraud, Cheating: How to Explain and to Avoid Organizational Wrongdoing

In the fight against organizational malpractice and organized crime, both international guidelines and national regulations have become stricter. Nevertheless, the results seem not to reach the expected change. Corruption scandals involving large companies, political parties, sports organizations, hospitals, etc. have not come to an end. In order to explain the collective illegality within and through organizations of different sectors and embedded in different cultures, this conference proceedings gathers articles about corporate and organized crime by international renowned scientists and experts. The focus is on similarities and differences in current corruption cases and other forms of crime as well as questions about conventional and alternative prevention measures.

Markus Pohlmann is professor of sociology at Max-Weber-Institute of Heidelberg University.

Gerhard Dannecker is professor of Criminal Law and Law of Criminal Procedures at the Heidelberg University.

Elizangela Valarini is postdoctoral researcher at Max-Weber-Institute of Heidelberg University.