| Description |
1 online resource (xlviii, 253 pages) |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Economic vice -- pt. 2. Recommendations |
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Part One, Economic vice. 1, The selfish betrayal of the global investor: Libor and its consequences -- 2, Jon Corzine s fallen empire of risk : MF Global -- 3, The continued rating agencies game: will rating agencies be reined in for the sake of global market stability? -- Chapter 4, Belligerent leadership and the demise of Lehman Brothers -- 5, How out-of-control pride brought down Bear Stearns -- 6, Tyco: exceptional greed and the destruction of a billion-dollar company -- 7, Insatiable lust and two of the most destructive Ponzi schemes in American history -- 8, HealthSouth and WorldCom : how a gluttonous appetite for expansion resulted in accounting fraud and failed corporations -- Part Two, Recommendations. 9, Why financial regulation has failed, and what to do about it -- 10, The case for reintroducing governance and morality -- 11, The way back – Appendix, Corporate governance questionnaire -- About the authors -- Index |
| Summary |
Bestselling author and professor Ted Malloch calls for real financial reform to restore confidence and fairness to a broken system From Ponzi schemes to the credit crisis to the real estate bubble, the financial industry seems to have lost its way on the road to riches. As private greed continues to undermine the public good, one might wonder what ever happened to business ethics. And how can we reform the global financial system to benefit everyone, rather than just the very lucky few? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Financial services industry -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Financial services industry -- Management
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Business ethics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics.
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Business ethics
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Financial services industry -- Management
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Financial services industry -- Moral and ethical aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mamorsky, Jordan D.
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| ISBN |
9781119198932 |
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1119198933 |
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9781118550229 |
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1118550226 |
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9781118550267 |
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1118550269 |
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9781118550274 |
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1118550277 |
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111855017X |
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9781118550175 |
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