Conflicts of Interest: Challenges and Solutions in Business, Law, Medicine, and Public Policy

by Max H. Bazerman

Book Overview

This collection explores the subject of conflicts of interest. It investigates how to manage conflicts of interest, how they can affect well-meaning professionals, and how they can limit the effectiveness of corporate boards, undermine professional ethics, and corrupt expert opinion. Legal and policy responses are considered, some of which (e.g. disclosure) are shown to backfire and even fail. The results offer a sobering prognosis for professional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521143462
• ISBN13: 9780521143462
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"