PART I. Explaning and preventing corrupt practices. What is organizational corruption? / Philip M. Nichols -- Corruption: maximizing, socializing, balancing, and othering / Thomas Taro Lennerfors -- Petty corruption--facilitating payments and grease money / Antonio Argandoña -- The impact of disguised bribes--distorting the basic functions of gift-giving practices / Michel Dion -- Nepotism and cronyism as a cultural phenomenon? / Sarah Hudson and Cyrlene Claasen -- Viable and nonviable methods for corruption reform / Richard P. Nielsen -- PART II. Corruption--cross-sectoral experiences. Why does corruption persist in governments across the world? / Peter Rodriguez -- Corruption in extractive industries--changing the scenario? / Eleanor R.E. O'Higgins -- Corruption in the IT branch--the example of Siemens / Michael S. Aßländer -- Money laundering and tax evasion--the assisting of the banking sector / David Chaikin -- Money laundering and legal compliance in the U.S. financial services industry: the case of Standard Chartered Bank / Bonnie G. Buchanan and Craig Anthony Zabala -- Corruption in finance--the role of the investment consulting and the financial auditing industries / Jay Youngdahl -- Informal payments in health care / Tetiana Stepurko, Milena Pavlova and Wim Groot -- Corruption in the pharmaceutical sector / Martha Gabriela Martinez, Jillian Clare Kohler and Heather McAlister -- Corruption in the agricultural sector--micro level evidence from Bangladesh / Asif Reza Anik and Siegfried Bauer -- We can fix it--corruption in the construction industry / Peter J. Edwards, Paul A. Bowen and Keith S. Cattell -- Olympic Games, football championships, and corruption in the sports industry / Fausto Martin De Sanctis -- Corruption in the media / Edward H. Spence -- Corruption in the retail industry / Michael S. Aßländer and Maxim A. Storchevoy.