L’entreprise familiale est-elle corrompue ?
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Éthique et économique = Ethics and economics ; vol. 12, no. 1.Publisher(s)
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Is family business corrupt? Since the Enron and WorldCom cases, there has been a growing interest in corruption in the corporate world. A large number of studies having demonstrated that Family Businesses (FB) are the most important forms of organization in the business world, it seemed logical to look at the relationship between FB and corruption. FB being supposed to be concerned by human relationships and to focus on the long term, they should not be concerned by these questions. Nevertheless, the literature underlines that FB could be organizations able to corrupt the political system. Besides, FB could have organizational characteristics that would make it prone to be related to corruption cases. L‟entreprise familiale est-elle corrompue ? Depuis les affaires Enron et WorldCom, on a assisté à un regain d‟intérêt pour les questions de corruption dans l‟environnement des affaires. De nombreuses études ayant démontré que les entreprises familiales (EF) représentent le mode d‟organisation le plus répandu chez les entreprises, il a semblé pertinent d‟étudier les liens pouvant exister entre EF et corruption. A priori, l‟EF, du fait de l‟importance qu‟elle accorde aux relations humaines et au long terme, ne devrait pas être concernée. Pourtant, un certain nombre de travaux mettent en évidence que l‟EF pourrait être une organisation capable de corrompre le système politique. Par ailleurs, l‟EF aurait également des caractéristiques organisationnelles qui la rendraient susceptible d‟être liée à des cas de corruption.
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