The recentUScorporatecorruptionscandal came as a shocknot onlyto the Americans, but also to thoseforeigners whoadmire the much-acclaimed Americanmanagementsystem.
Respondents thought the causes included corporate culture driven by compensation and bonuses (23%), corporatecorruption (25%) and conflicts of interest (11%).
It dwells on the familiar problem of the corporatecorruption of politics and regulatory agencies that weakens public oversight of privately owned firms charged with delivering public goods.