This book describes the results of a research project on compliance and organizational integrity, financed by the German government and conducted over the last three years. The book offers a theoretical framework and valid instruments for measuring the outcome of compliance management: organizational integrity. To pinpoint the specifics of organizational integrity, and to create a framework for assessment, the book analyzes not only the cases of Siemens and Deutsche Bank but also a specific form of organization: governmental organizations. The book includes the results of a survey of employees in five German cities, in the course of which the author conducted interviews with the personnel responsible for compliance in different organizations. In addition, during their discussions he analyzed the administrative staff with regard to the decision-making processes they were involved in.

Helps the reader to measure compliance systems by systematically describing different tools Offers a results-driven approach to help readers evaluate if an organization's compliance system truly works

Autorentext
Carsten Stark studied sociology at the Universities of Marburg, Jena and Düsseldorf. He earned his PhD at the University of Bamberg, and worked as assistant professor at the University of Siegen.
Currently, he is senior professor for organization-studies and international management at Hof University (Germany).

Inhalt
What is meant by organizational integrity? An analytical framework.- How can organizational integrity be measured?.- Case Study: Organizational Integrity in five German Cities.-Compliance management in civil service?.