Fighting Corruption: Perspectives from AccountAbility

Steve Rochlin reviews the accountability and governance initiatives currently being developed to counter corruption.  Fighting Corruption: Perspectives from AccountAbility, part of Policy Innovations’ (program of Carnegie Council) second Workshop for Ethics in Business, New York City on September 19, 2007. 

Steve says many companies are starting to tackle corruption, though they face obstacles such as the free rider problem and variations in the cultural acceptability of corruption. He gives examples of how a more dynamic conception of accountability emerges when an organization sets expectations with a broader range of stakeholders: industry-wide, in local communities, and with the public sector.