Technical StaffOctober 9, 2023IntroductionIn the realm of corruption and misconduct, there’s an age-old saying: “One bad apple can ruin the bunch.” This adage holds not only for fruit but also for organizations and their employees. A few bad actors within an organization can have a devastating impact on its culture...
Mike J. MasoudSeptember 4, 2023Raising Awareness and Engagement of Citizens This post marks the conclusion of a three-part series [1] [2] addressing the pivotal role of whistleblowing in deterring, preventing, and detecting instances of fraud, corruption, and abuse of power. It falls squarely upon the shoulders of governmental bodies and those...
The AACI Opens Public Consultation for Its Standard on Fighting Corruption (SFC).(Tempe, Arizona, August 28, 2023)Today, The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) publishes the following Standards on Fighting Corruption:Standard on Fighting Corruption 220: DeterrenceThis Standard on Fighting Corruption (SFC) deals with the significance of deterrence in achieving effective results in fighting...
Mike J. MasoudAugust 14, 2023Ensuring Adequate Legal ProtectionAs discussed in Part 1 [1], whistleblowing is vital for exposing misconduct, fraud, and abuse that threatens public welfare. However, for whistleblowing to facilitate accountability effectively, proper laws and protections must be in place to shield those who take significant risks to act...
Technical StaffAugust 1, 2023A summary of the key points from an article entitled.”What Is Psychological Safety?” 1 is as follows:Psychological safety refers to an environment where people can express themselves without fear of negative consequences. It’s a shared belief that the team is safe for risk-taking. In psychologically safe teams,...
Technical StaffJuly 25, 2023The government is legally required to “develop and implement or maintain effective, coordinated anti-corruption policies that promote the participation of society and reflect the principles of the rule of law, proper management of public affairs and public property, integrity, transparency and accountability. ” – Article 5(1) of...
Mike J. MasoudJuly 21, 2023The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) defines whistleblowing as follows:Definition“Whistleblowing is a deliberate non-obligatory act of disclosure that is made, following the rules and regulations of the applicable law, by a person or persons who have or had privileged access to data or information of an organization,...
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