Corruption Perceptions Index

Corruption in the public sector which is generally defined as “the ill-usage of public office for private benefits” is a complex behaviour. At every stage of development, corruption appears to exist and exacerbate the conditions of economic progress and poverty (Chetwynd and Spector, 2003). The costs of corruption can be more significant particularly in countries with pre-existing negative pressure on economic growth as well as the recent political transition to democracy. In a corruption regime…

guanxi, the same attention must be afforded to corruption. Within such an exploration there are several key questions which must be addressed. The first is whether there has been an increase in corruption, or if corruption has simply been afforded greater attention in recent years. The second issue concerns definition. According to the World Bank, corruption is “the abuse of public office for private gain.” (World Bank 1997). Accordingly, ‘corruption’ might simply be considered guanxi…

Table 2 shows that increasing performance decreases the probability of turnover, which is consistent with theory and literature. Bigger companies tend to have a higher probability of turnover. Higher power distance index is correlated with lower probability of turnover, meaning CEO is more secure and is being challenged less. Long Term Orientation leads to a lower probability of turnover. Having a long term orientation decreases as it gives CEO more time to improve her performance and makes…

Blown to Bits Chapter 4 was all about the organization of bits, and how the internet is organized. After all, there is simply so much data on the internet, one must wonder exactly how search engines such as Google can pull up websites from this virtual sea of chaos. Well, at first, the internet was mainly a repository for information. Websites were browsed in a hierarchical order, with the websites of most precedence appearing before those with less prominence, which makes a lot of sense if you…

Judicial corruption in the eyes of its innocent victims, is wrongdoing by someone in power that can be life changing. People can be fined unfair fees or watch someone who stole from them go free. However, for the judges getting the extra cash or making a decision because of personal bias, a case in which corruption occurs can be part of a normal day, and no one would ever know. Corruption is much more oblivious in other countries around the world. For example, in Azerbaijan, a prisoner can be…

Every power inclines a person to be corrupt and intoxicates a leader and the more power a person desires, the more corrupt it becomes to acquire it. Too much power and ambition leads to more corruption as seen in Shakespeare’s Macbeth where Macbeth becomes corrupt under the desire of becoming king. Macbeth commits regicide and kills other nobles to attain more power over others. Not only Macbeth, but Lady Macbeth becomes very power-hungry and allows herself to attain masculinity to force Macbeth…

The 19th century was a critical period for the people of Mexican decent who resided in California. These people, known as Californios during this time period, were subjugated to the heinous crimes that occurred as a result of the Anglo Americans who were beginning to move west. In his detailed biography, “Bandido: The Life and Times of Tiburcio Vasquez”, John Boessenecker further develops the issues the Californios encountered in the 1800’s that gave rise to the famous bandit Tiburcio Vasquez.…

“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” A perfect leader is selfless, knows what he or she is doing, and has the experience to guide others. Unfortunately, because of the inner desire for power overwhelms them, they make reckless decisions; this can cause horrifying results including war and genocide. This quote by Lord Acton suggests how the abuse of power can cause a leader’s vision to become obscured, society regresses from its vision, and rebellion will soon strike;…

The text “Plato’s Apology” written by Plato, serves as a record of Socrates’s defense to the Athenian court. Within this dialogue Socrates provides insight into how he goes about doing philosophy, in which way he believes that he is wise, and also uses the elenchus to counter the two charges that are brought against him. Plato’s apology details how Socrates goes about philosophy. Socrates when told by his friend Chaerephron that the Delphic Oracle that Socrates is the wisest man refuses the idea…

Today is one of the most important days in my life, for I was chosen to be a member of the jury deciding Socrates’ fate. Meletus and other two people accuse Socrates is an evil-doer (Plato, Apology,p.234). They bring up 2 main accusations to Socrates First, Meletus accuses Socrates has corrupted the youth; Second, Meletus accuses Socrates does not believe in god, he is an atheist. Here is how Socrates defends himself. Socrates starts to give his defense about Meletus’ first accusation. The…