Corporate Truth: The Limits to TransparencyIn the corporate jungle inhabited by Enrons and WorldComs, a lack of transparency is the root of all scandal. Yet delivering transparency seems immensely difficult, with the oftencompeting interests of shareholders, corporate boards, government regulators and other stakeholders to be taken into account.Drawing on a vast wealth of real-life examples from the commercial world, this lively business book goes in search of the appropriate limits of transparency. From commercial confidentiality and the ethics of marketing to lobbying and corporate corruption, the author addresses the position, significance and limits of transparency in modern corporate life, working through the dilemmas presented by the increasing calls for transparency. From the secrets of the boardroom to the struggles of NGOs, transparency is a persistent challenge. How much is enough? How much do we need? And how do companies actually report on their impacts? |
Contents
Chapter 1 Approaching Transparency | 1 |
Chapter 2 Case Studies | 9 |
Chapter 3 Coming to Terms with Transparency | 17 |
Chapter 4 What is a Company Exactly? | 33 |
Chapter 5 The Right Perspective | 49 |
Chapter 6 The Ethics of Personal Transparency | 59 |
Talking Your Walk | 69 |
Chapter 8 Reporting Challenges | 89 |
Chapter 10 The Certainty of Tax | 113 |
Chapter 11 The Crisis in Confidence | 125 |
Chapter 12 Corruption | 137 |
Chapter 13 Lobbying and Complicity | 149 |
Chapter 14 A Future for Integrity | 161 |
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Chapter 9 The Story of the Media and the Honest Truth | 101 |
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