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Posted inInternal Controls

Is Hiring the Well-Connected Really Akin to Bribery?

by Richard M. Steinberg March 18, 2014June 13, 2024

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More companies are facing an ethical dilemma—and potentially a legal one too—when it comes to hiring individuals connected to government officials.

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