Crime and Corruption in Organizations: Why It Occurs and What to Do About It

Burke (emeritus, organizational behavior, U. of Michigan, UK), Tomlinson (management, John Carroll U., US), and Cooper (organizational psychology and health, Lancaster U., UK) present 12 papers exploring causes and consequences of crime and corruption in organizations. Papers explore the role of greed in motivating corruption, the roots of unethical and illegal behaviors in school behaviors, the role of trust in the prevalence or absence of employee theft, the influence of national cultures on the rationalization of organizational corruption, types of fraud and their impact on organizations, the relationship between organizational ethics and withdrawal behaviors (lateness and absences) among Israeli schoolteachers, sources of academic misconduct and strategies of mitigation, case studies of corruption in the pharmaceutical industry, general discussion of ways to reduce crime and corruption in organizations linked to a case study of the Nigerian oil sector, and the vulnerability of Canada to securities frauds. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

One of Canada's most prolific researchers, Professor Burke's work has focused on the relationship between the work environment and individual and organizational health. He was the Founding Editor of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences and has served on the editorial boards of more than a dozen journals. He has served as Director of the PhD. Programme at Schulich, and as Associate Dean for Research. He has participated in research conferences in North and South America, the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. Professor Burke earned his PhD from the University of Michigan and is Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior. He has published over 500 journal articles and edited or co-edited 27 books with a variety of publishers. He has participated in over 300 management development programs as well as serving as a consultant on organizational effectiveness issues for private and public sector organizations. His views on management and organizations have also appeared in various media. Edward C. Tomlinson is an associate professor of management and Mulwick Scholar in the Boler School of Business at John Carroll University. He received his Ph.D. from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. His primary research interests include interpersonal trust, behavioral integrity, and deviant workplace behavior. His research has been published in journals including Academy of Management Review, International Journal of Conflict Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, and Journal of Management Education. He currently serves on the inaugural editorial board of Journal of Trust Research. Cary L. Cooper, CBE, is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University Management School at Lancaster University, England. He is the author of over 100 books and 400 scholarly articles, and is a frequent contributor to national newspapers, TV and radio. He is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior and Editor in Chief of the medical journal Stress & Health. He is past President of the British Academy of Management, is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and one of the first UK based Fellows of the (American) Academy of Management. Professor Cooper is also the President of the Institute of Welfare Officers, President of ISMA, President of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, President of RELATE and Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences. In 2001, Cary was awarded a CBE by the Queen in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his contribution to organizational health.