Advanced Introduction to Corporate Compliance

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

Providing a clear overview of compliance programs, David Hess explores not only their key features and how to implement them, but also the public policy issues related to their use in criminal and regulatory law enforcement. Hess uses research on behavioral ethics and organizational behavior to present insights into the implementation of compliance program elements and how to establish an ethical corporate culture.

Key Features:

• Engaging and accessible writing style
• Analysis of the components of an ethical corporate culture
• Examination of the use of compliance programs in criminal law
• Discussion of the challenges facing Corporate Compliance Officers

The Advanced Introduction to Corporate Compliance is essential reading for academics and students in law, business and management, and business and behavioral ethics. Business leaders, compliance practitioners and legal professionals will also benefit from this foundational guide to corporate compliance.