Number: RL32718
Title: Barriers to Corporate Fraud: How They Work, Why They Fail
Authors: Prepared by The University of Texas at Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs; Mark Jickling, Contract/Project Officer, Government and Finance Division, Congressional Research Service 
Abstract: This report focuses on the internal controls on American corporations (including corporate governance, business ethics, managerial structure and compensation, internal counsel, and whistleblowers), as well as external controls (government regulation, external auditors and accountants, and the judicial process). The report surveys the barriers to corporate fraud within the context of the competing explanations: the cycle vs. the perfect storm.
Pages: 58
Date: December 27, 2004