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“Never underestimate,” wrote Claude Cockburn, the Irish writer, “the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe.” But when is a bribe a bribe or a thankyou or a present? And what of jumping up the waiting list because of a personal friendship? Or ensuring nepotistic appointment or promotion?
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© 2008 Adrian Furnham
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Furnham, A. (2008). Corruption at Work. In: Management Intelligence. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230227439_22
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