The Secret to Business Ethics

Fraud and corruption is a global problem that is bad for businesses, the public sector and the taxpayer. Overcoming them is not a one-man job nor the job of the government, the judicial system, or the country. It requires everyone, people like you and me to fight fraud and corruption. Awareness of how they happen is just the first step - preventing and acting against them is the rest. This book is not designed to be a textbook or something for you to study. It is not designed to create another layer of confusion. This book provides the reader with a solution - a step-by-step program that brings clarity in the reader's awareness, actions, and responsibility - to be a skilled leader against fraud and corruption. This book is perfect if you... • Want to create fraud prevention and anti-corruption program for your organization. • Are an employee and you want to create process controls within your responsibility to prevent fraud. • Want to advance your career in Compliance, Risk Assessment, Internal Audit, Forensic Accounting, Investigation, Consulting and Teaching. • You are a customer or supplier/vendor to an organization who is obliged to follow the various international Anti-Corruption Laws and Regulations.

Fraud and corruption is a global problem that is bad for businesses, the public sector and the taxpayer. Overcoming them is not a one-man job nor the job of the government, the judicial system, or the country. It requires everyone, people like you and me to fight fraud and corruption. Awareness of how they happen is just the first step - preventing and acting against them is the rest. This book is not designed to be a textbook or something for you to study. It is not designed to create another layer of confusion. This book provides the reader with a solution - a step-by-step program that brings clarity in the reader's awareness, actions, and responsibility - to be a skilled leader against fraud and corruption. This book is perfect if you... • Want to create fraud prevention and anti-corruption program for your organization. • Are an employee and you want to create process controls within your responsibility to prevent fraud. • Want to advance your career in Compliance, Risk Assessment, Internal Audit, Forensic Accounting, Investigation, Consulting and Teaching. • You are a customer or supplier/vendor to an organization who is obliged to follow the various international Anti-Corruption Laws and Regulations.

Jean Pael, CPA, CIA, CFE, CrFA, has worked with multinational companies in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific to strengthen their fraud prevention and anti-corruption program. Jean serves as a business ethics leader in industries such as Pharmaceutical, FMCG, Manufacturing, Consultancy, Real Estate, Security, Hospitality, Oil and Gas, Electronics, Education, and Government agency.