CHAPTER 21

Trust: A Tool to Defeat Corruption (with Courtlyn Cook)

Japan Today, January 2015)

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Trust bridges are increasingly emphasized in business relations and partnerships. They not only help to fight corruption, but also establish a sense of community that binds people together. Corruption continues to be a hot issue in business and is more prevalent than most people acknowledge. The baseline standard of corruption, defined by the nonprofit Transparency International, is an “abuse of entrusted power for ­private gain.” The group sees corruption as the pursuit of selfish, ­individual gains and the desire to get ahead. Of course, corruption ...

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