Tuck conference confronts corruption in global business
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 30, 2007
CONTACT: Lisa Miller - Center for International Business
Hanover, N.H.— Confronting Corruption in Global Business is the theme of this year's Tuck International Forum, hosted by the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth on April 5-6. The event will feature a keynote speech by Frank Vogl, co-founder of Transparency International, panel discussions, and an essay contest for Tuck students on the topic of facilitating payments.
This year's topic showcases conflicting viewpoints. Watchdog groups such as Transparency International argue that corruption undermines the global economy and must be eradicated. Businesses that resist corruption may lose out to less scrupulous competitors. Countries where corruption is endemic may receive less foreign direct investment. Companies from these countries may find it more difficult to establish business relationships. All of this can result in lower rates of economic growth and higher rates of poverty, especially in developing countries. Some argue, however, that this view amounts to cultural imperialism; practices that are labeled corrupt in one country may be part of the normal workings of business in another. Against the backdrop of these diverse viewpoints is a complex and varied set of national and corporate rules on corruption.
The keynote address by Frank Vogl will cover The Mounting Global Challenges of Corruption and Business Integrity. The two panel discussions will cover Corruption: Necessary Path or Roadblock to Development? and Perspectives From the Front Lines: What Corporations Can Do to Combat Corruption. Panelists include senior representatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Citigroup, Newmont Mining Corporation, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard's Vietnam Program, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, and Transparency International.
The annual Tuck International Forum is hosted by the school's Center for International Business and the student-run Tuck International Club. Each year's conference is dedicated to a pressing issue that affects international business. This year's event is produced in partnership with Tuck's Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship with sponsorship from the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.
For more details and a full schedule please visit the Tuck International Forum website at
www.tuckinternationalforum.com.
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