The Internal Review of Corporate Deviance: Managing Crisis, Conformance, and Public Trust

Gottschalk and Hamerton's The Internal Review of Corporate Deviance explores and evaluates the developing global field of internal investigations within complex organizations, applying an offender-based perspective and covering European, North American, African, and Asian paradigms. It presents empirical fieldwork and detailed analysis of internal reviews, considering offender motive, conformance, potential damage, and recovery of the corporate social license, and convenience themes, while assessing investigation effectiveness and review maturity. It identifies the strategic role of internal review and the impact of the social license on contemporary conceptions of white-collar deviance and crime, making it of interest to scholars, practitioners, and professionals in various disciplines.

Format: Hardback
Length: 230 pages
Publication date: 05 August 2024
Publisher: De Gruyter

Gottschalk and Hamerton's pioneering monograph, "The Internal Review of Corporate Deviance," delves into the evolving global landscape of internal investigations within complex organizations. Drawing upon an offender-based perspective, the authors explore the pivotal role of convenience in shaping policy and practice. This comparative interdisciplinary work encompasses extensive coverage of European, North American, African, and Asian paradigms, presenting empirical fieldwork alongside detailed analysis of numerous internal reviews conducted upon completion of internal investigations. The aggregate research encompasses offender motive, conformance, potential damage, and recovery of the corporate social license, as well as convenience themes. Additionally, it critically assesses investigation effectiveness and review maturity, highlighting both successful and deficient practice. Through a close analysis of the field, the book identifies, positions, and reveals the strategic role of internal review and the impact of the social license on contemporary conceptions of white-collar deviance and crime. This book will appeal to scholars of criminology, business management, law, and sociology, as well as practitioners and professionals in allied disciplines.

Weight: 522g
Dimension: 176 x 245 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783111344744