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Download or read book Blended Bribes written by Jessica Beck and published by Cozy Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blended Bribes, Donut Mystery #43, From New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck! As Suzanne Hart is coming home from visiting her college roommate, Autumn, she spots smoke in the sky above downtown April Springs, North Carolina. She fears that either her donut shop or the cottage she shares with her husband, Jake, is on fire, but it turns out to be ReNEWed, Gabby Williams’s gently used clothing shop next door to Donut Hearts. As Suzanne watches in horror, a fireman pulls someone from inside the burning building. Is it Gabby, and if it is, is she still alive? Only time will tell. As events begin to unfold, Suzanne and Grace do their best to uncover who would want to torch Gabby’s business, and the owner along with it!
Download or read book Blended Bribes written by Jessica Beck and published by Donut Mysteries. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blended Bribes, Donut Mystery #43, From New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck! As Suzanne Hart is coming home from visiting her college roommate, Autumn, she spots smoke in the sky above downtown April Springs, North Carolina. She fears that either her donut shop or the cottage she shares with her husband, Jake, is on fire, but it turns out to be ReNEWed, Gabby Williams's gently used clothing shop next door to Donut Hearts. As Suzanne watches in horror, a fireman pulls someone from inside the burning building. Is it Gabby, and if it is, is she still alive? Only time will tell. As events begin to unfold, Suzanne and Grace do their best to uncover who would want to torch Gabby's business, and the owner along with it!
Download or read book Bribes written by John Thomas Noonan and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blended Bribes written by Jessica Beck and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blended Bribes, Donut Mystery #43,From New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck!As Suzanne Hart is coming home from visiting her college roommate, Autumn, she spots smoke in the sky above downtown April Springs, North Carolina. She fears that either her donut shop or the cottage she shares with her husband, Jake, is on fire, but it turns out to be ReNEWed, Gabby Williams's gently used clothing shop next door to Donut Hearts. As Suzanne watches in horror, a fireman pulls someone from inside the burning building. Is it Gabby, and if it is, is she still alive? Only time will tell. As events begin to unfold, Suzanne and Grace do their best to uncover who would want to torch Gabby's business, and the owner along with it!
Book Synopsis How to Pay a Bribe by : Alexandra Addison Wrage
Download or read book How to Pay a Bribe written by Alexandra Addison Wrage and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eminently readable collection, anti-corruption experts guide the reader through the dark world of international bribery schemes, from Washington, D.C. to Europe and Africa and across Asia. Following the authors' accounts of imaginative and varied schemes in which charitable contributions are tainted and fine art is used as a vehicle for passing bribes to greedy officials, this volume offers recommendations for the best practices companies can incorporate to avoid corruption as they interact with governments, intermediaries and each other in international markets.
Book Synopsis Why Do People Bribe and is it Worth It? by : Carl H. Greppin
Download or read book Why Do People Bribe and is it Worth It? written by Carl H. Greppin and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people bribe and is it worth it? Given the complex nature of this question, I use in this study both quantitative and qualitative methods. Overall, the thesis comprises three separate but interrelated studies on bribing as a major element of corruption. First, in a Qualitative strand, I interview 30 U.S. executives who work in highly corrupt countries to understand the motivations of individuals for participating in corruption. I found that some executives refuse to participate in such practices, while others choose reluctantly to succumb to extortion, while some willingly participate in corruption. I illustrate costs the executives incur from making the decisions and reasons for why they make the decisions. I find that social norms play a significant role in their decisions including personal norms (individuals' standards for behaviors and ethical beliefs), subjective norms (expectations of close others), injunctive norms (general societal expectations of behavior), and descriptive norms (what other people actually do). Second, in a Quantitative strand, I analyze World Bank Enterprise Survey data of 2,956 firms in the former Soviet republics where bribing is prevalent to understand firm participation in bribing. Bribing activity is measured by the extent, frequency, and impact of providing additional payments or gifts to get things done. I use structural equation modeling to analyze the data and find that bribing activity has a significant direct positive effect on firm performance when measured by sales growth and employment growth. I conclude that firms undergo risk, effort, and expense to bribe, and they do so rationally in that they see it as a means to increase firm performance. The third study, combining a quantitative+Qualitative strand, seeks to understand differences in corruption participation. To this end I interview local executives in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia and conduct a country level quantitative analysis of the differences in firm performance using the same world bank data. Interview findings complement the findings from the quantitative strand and prior observations from the literature. In particular, my analysis suggests that bribing improves firm performance, supporting a "grease the wheels" hypothesis. I also note significant country differences which suggests that shaping the institutional environment and related expectations can have an impact on the level of bribing activity and its size. Overall, these findings help understand what motivates executives and firms to behave in corrupt ways and participate in bribery. Especially, the findings provide novel insights to the nascent literature on bribing and to antecedents in former Soviet countries. I also make recommendations to policy makers and practitioners on how to reduce bribing as one major form of corruption.
Book Synopsis Grease-le$$ by : Loretta Graziano Breuning
Download or read book Grease-le$$ written by Loretta Graziano Breuning and published by System Integrity Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bribery is not a harmless tradition. It undermines a country's economy and puts all participants at risk. Smart business managers and international travelers know how to respect the culture while remaining on the safe side of the law. Here's how to make integrity work for you.
Download or read book Bribes written by John Thomas Noonan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of bribery from ancient Egypt to ABSCAM, examines changing perceptions of bribery, and discusses the legal, ethical and religious injunctions against bribes
Download or read book Nasty Knead written by Jessica Beck and published by Cozy Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nasty Knead, Donut Mystery #46 From New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck. When former resident and once-famous country music singer Charlie Gray comes back to April Springs to try to save his career, he gets Suzanne to agree to do a donutmaking demonstration for television, but before they can go on, someone takes the opportunity to kill, and Suzanne and Jake must battle to find the murderer before they can strike again! Jessica Beck is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Donut Mysteries, the Cast Iron Cooking Mysteries, the Classic Diner Mysteries, the Ghost Cat Cozy Mysteries, and more.
Book Synopsis Business Bribes by : Cecil C. Kuhne, III
Download or read book Business Bribes written by Cecil C. Kuhne, III and published by Tradeselect. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is filled with fascinating judicial decisions where the underlying factual situations were absolutely ripe for the introduction of a business bribe.
Book Synopsis Systemic Corruption: A Multi-Theoretic, Multi-Level and Mixed Methods Analysis of the Interplay Among Institutional Logics, Strategic Agency and Reward Expectancy by : Nnaoke Ufere
Download or read book Systemic Corruption: A Multi-Theoretic, Multi-Level and Mixed Methods Analysis of the Interplay Among Institutional Logics, Strategic Agency and Reward Expectancy written by Nnaoke Ufere and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research was motivated by the prevalence and persistence of corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite high-profile anti-corruption efforts. The standard theory of corruption is that it is produced primarily by government officials who abuse discretionary powers over state rules and resources to demand bribes for self-enrichment. The demand-side theory of corruption, which assumes that bribe payers are passive victims of avaricious bureaucrats, has dominated research and anti-corruption policymaking over the past two decades. This dissertation, however, departs from the demand-side orthodoxy to examine supply-side bribery - those who pay bribes. It aims a novel lens at three discrete but interrelated levels of corruption praxis - individual, firm and industry - to understand why and how bribery is enacted and routinized as the way of doing business in SSA. Accordingly, three comprehensive empirical studies investigated (1) how individuals enact bribery, factors that motivate enactment and the rewards obtained, (2) why firms engage in bribery and the effect on firm performance and (3) factors that produce and routinize bribery across industries. The dissertation appealed to multidisciplinary perspectives encompassing institutional, agency, reward and structuration theories and employed sequential mixed methods approaches to yield a multi-level theory of corruption. At the individual level, a qualitative study of 32 founders/CEOs reveals that (1) business owners are active initiators and perpetrators of bribery rather than passive victims of it, (2) business owners exercise strategic agency to identify, evaluate, decide and exploit bribery opportunities based on expected rewards, (3) enactment of bribery rewards business owners with unmerited and lucrative contracts and economic rights, (4) rewards reinforce bribery behavior, and (5) bribery is socially embedded, guided by simple rules of reciprocity, gain-sharing and promise-keeping and involves zconnectors"--Ex-military officers, retired politicians and top government officials - who grease its wheels. At the firm level, a quantitative analysis of 2,599 firms provides evidence of significant and positive relationships between enactment of bribery and the level of institutional constraints (i.e., excessive taxation, financing obstacles, red tape and onerous regulations) imposed on firm activities. Further, the data supports a positive and significant relationship between managerial agency and enactment of bribery. Also, the link between bribery and firm performance (measured by sales and employee growth) is positive and significant, evidencing bribery as performance-enhancing. At the industry level, a quantitative evaluation of bribery across three focal industries provides support for direct positive links between bribery and (1) the perception that bribery is commonly anticipated and frequently practiced in the industry (a zmimetic isomorphic effecty), (2) institutional constraints exerted on industry (a zcoercive isomorphic effecty), and (3) the extent of competitive rivalry among industry members for government contracts and services (a zcompetitive isomorphic effecty). Triangulation of results across levels yielded four significant relationships that undergird a multi-level theory of corruption: First, institutional constraints (rules and resources) predict opportunity for bribery. Second, managerial agency is exercised to discover, evaluate, select and enact bribery opportunities based on expected rewards. Third, enactment of bribery is rewarded with lucrative contracts and unmerited economic rights. Finally, imitation of successful bribery practices and competitive rivalry for government resources routinize bribery as the way of doing business in SSA. These findings should pique the interest of business executives, helping them understand pressures their firms face when operating in pervasively corrupt countries and how they might reduce exposure to local institutional norms and constraints. Anti-corruption policies must address the role of CEOs and the institutionalized mechanisms that routinize firm bribery as accepted business practice in the region. For development experts, the results highlight the perverse incentive bribery provides for business owners and firms to forsake productive for unproductive rent-seeking entrepreneurship that ultimately undermines economic growth. Scholars may benefit from the zbig tenty approach used here when investigating a complex social phenomenon like corruption.
Book Synopsis Folded Lies by : William Michael Reisman
Download or read book Folded Lies written by William Michael Reisman and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sticky Steal written by Jessica Beck and published by Cozy Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the Donut Shop Mysteries by Jessica Beck "A delight. Suzanne Hart is a lovable amateur sleuth who has a hilariously protective mother "and" great donut recipes! Readers will have a blast with this book." --Diane Mott Davidson, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Fatally Flaky" "A tribute to comfort food and to the comfort of small town life. With great donut recipes!" --JoAnna Carl, author of "The Chocolate Cupid Killings" "If you like donuts--and who doesn't?--you'll love this mystery. It's like a trip to your favorite coffee shop, but without the calories!" --Leslie Meier, author of the Lucy Stone mysteries "New Year's Eve Murder" and "Wedding Day Murder" "The perfect comfort read: a delicious murder, a likeable heroine, quirky Southern characters--and donut recipes!" --Rhys Bowen, Agatha and Anthony award-winning author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness mysteries "A yummy new treat in the culinary mystery genre. Skillfully weaving donut recipes throughout a well-plotted story, the author proves that life after divorce can be sweet; all you need are good friends, your own business, and comfort food. Delicious!" --Tamar Myers, author of "Death of a Rug Lord "and "The Cane Mutiny" "A sugary concoction that provides readers a glimpse through the donut hole of living in a small town." --Harriet Klausner, "Genre Go Round Reviews" "Along with the hilarious plot, author Jessica Beck treats the readers to a few recipes strategically placed within the novel. "Sinister Sprinkles" will keep you guessing until the very end." --"The Mystery Librarian STICKY STEAL, Donut Mystery #56 From New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck A health inspector wanting payola for a good rating from local restaurants is murdered. He not only failed Suzanne’s donut shop, but also Barton’s new place, Napoli’s Italian restaurant, and others. Suzanne and Grace must find the killer, or everyone could be ruined! Recipes included!
Download or read book Sifted Sentences written by Jessica Beck and published by Cozy Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Time Ever Published! The 44th Donut Mystery, Sifted Sentences. When Suzanne’s mother gets a threatening note, no one but Suzanne and Grace seems to take it seriously. After all, several other folks around town have gotten them, too. The police think it’s all just one big prank, but Suzanne knows better. As she and her best friend begin to dig into the case, things suddenly turn fatal in April Springs when someone is murdered, and Suzanne must figure out whether the threat against Momma is a separate incident or if it’s tied into the same goal of getting rid of her mother once and for all! Jessica Beck is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Donut Mysteries, the Cast Iron Cooking Mysteries, the Classic Diner Mysteries, the Ghost Cat Cozy Mysteries, and more.
Download or read book Donut Despair written by Jessica Beck and published by Cozy Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-23 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donut Despair, The 48th Donut Mystery from New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck! When Jake takes a missing person case near the North Carolina coast, Suzanne decides to tag along for a bit of a “vacation.” There’s no time for her to rest once they get there, though, when they get embroiled in a small town’s present as well as its past, and they must unravel the mysteries surrounding it before murder books its own stay there. Jessica Beck is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Donut Mysteries, the Cast Iron Cooking Mysteries, the Classic Diner Mysteries, the Ghost Cat Cozy Mysteries, and more.
Download or read book The Hole Truth written by Jessica Beck and published by Cozy Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hole Truth The 52nd Donut Mystery When Richard Covington is murdered, his past leads Suzanne and her stepfather, Phillip, on a wild ride to the present as they search for the man’s killer. To make matters worse, one of Suzanne’s best friends is one of their main suspects, and Suzanne must walk the fine line between friendship and her compulsion to discover The Hole Truth. Jessica Beck is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Donut Mysteries, the Cast Iron Cooking Mysteries, the Classic Diner Mysteries, and the Ghost Cat Cozy Mysteries.
Download or read book Battered Bluff written by Jessica Beck and published by Cozy Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battered Bluff The 51st Donut Mystery When Suzanne and Jake accept an invitation from Jake’s old friend to visit him at his new lodge on top of a mountain, they figure they may have a chance at a second honeymoon, but once they arrive at Balsam Bluff, they realize privacy is the last thing on the agenda. Not only has their host invited two contentious family members to the house as well, but there are also two disgruntled former business partners who are both out for blood. When the guests start dying, the husband-and-wife sleuthing team must solve the mystery, or die trying. Jessica Beck is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Donut Mysteries, the Cast Iron Cooking Mysteries, the Classic Diner Mysteries, the Ghost Cat Cozy Mysteries, and more.
