June 13, 2022Technical Staff The United States has a history of corruption and scandals. One of the most recent and prominent scandals was the Watergate scandal. In that particular case, the scandal happened because of Richard Nixon and his staff. They were using their position as president to serve their own personal interests. This is […]
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May 19, 2022Mike Masoud The importance of universities, colleges, and other educational institutions in preventing and deterring corruption cannot be overstated. Promoting an ethos of accountability and honesty in the academic community begins with fostering a culture of integrity and transparency among students and faculty members alike. That is why, in addition to organizing regular
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May 14, 2022Technical Staff Corruption affects the world?s poorest people, whether through direct infringement of human rights or the depletion of public funds, resulting in shaky infrastructure and an insufficient supply of public goods and services. However, there is a need to direct more resources and efforts towards studying and researching the relationships between the
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“Engaging University Students to Prevent Corruption” May 4, 2022EKAC Universities are social institutions with a critical role to play in the battle against corruption. Most colleges, however, do not include their students in the battle against corruption. Furthermore, most colleges do not offer anti-corruption courses to their students. Even when they educate against corruption in
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May 4, 2022EKAC This is a #Shorts (clip) from the lecture Mr. Mike J. Masoud, the Senior Director of The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) in the Middle East and Africa, managing director of EKAC, delivered at the JACPA in Amman, Jordan in early 2019. You may watch the five parts of the lecture on our
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March 14, 2022Technical Staff Because it is a legislative or stakeholder requirement, organizations may have an independent audit performed on their financial statements. The basic value of a financial statement audit, regardless of the reason for the audit, is to lend credibility to the financial statements being audited. The financial position, results of operations and
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Mike J. MasoudMarch 11, 2022 Each country that ratified the United Nations Against Corruption (UNCAC) should comply with its provisions. Article 6 of the UNCAC requires member states to “ensure the existence of a body or bodies, as appropriate, that prevent corruption.” Countries must have an Anti-Corruption Commission to comply with the UNCAC. Chapter II
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