Economic systems, especially capitalism, must stand on a foundation of morality and justice for the rich and poor alike if it is to be sustainable over time. The idea is to create sustainable forms of economic systems that will produce long-term value for all stakeholders of the community in a fair manner. This book highlights that pure capitalism may not be suitable for all nations and cultures as there are diverse expectations and economic infrastructures. This book provides relevant cross-cultural knowledge, written by natives and experts on each country, for students, academicians, entrepreneurs, and policy makers by covering capitalism challenges such as corruption from the following nations in four different continents of Asia, Africa, North America and South America: 1. Afghanistan 2. China 3. Cuba 4. Ghana 5. Haiti 6. India 7. Jamaica 8. Japan 9. Nigeria 10. Pakistan 11. Singapore 12. Thailand 13. USA 14. Uganda 15. Vietnam 16. Venezuela This book serves as a tool for business success, social responsibility, and organizational sustainability. It is a good read for business and economic students and managers in both the public and private sectors.

This resource examines one major anti-corruption law, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which makes the payment of bribes to foreign government officials a legal wrong.

The Aging Workforce book provides an extensive examination of the important and challenging topic of age discrimination in employment. The authors analyze the subject matter in a variety of contexts-legal, ethical, cross cultural, and practical. The authors also present the results of their own research as well as others regarding age discrimination in employment in the United States as well as other countries including Jamaica, Turkey, Thailand, Bahamas, and Afghanistan. The Aging Workforce discusses some of the challenges that older workers face in the work environment and offers practical solutions for the retention of a diverse and competent workforce. Based on the foregoing, the authors provide strategies and make recommendations to managers and human resource professionals as to how to handle the challenges of an aging workforce in a manner that maximizes the value of relevant stakeholders in the organization.

In their book, The State of Business Schools: Educational and Moral Imperatives for Market Leaders, the authors, in a highly readable, engaging, succinct, yet substantive manner, examine the role of the business school in the 21st century. The authors analyze and discuss significant educational and moral imperatives that will enable a business school to be not only a market leader but also have ethical administrators. In particular, the authors treat the following critical aspects of the nature and function of business schools and business: [ Leadership in business schools and in business. [ The viability of business schools in a very competitive and challenging academic and economic environment. [ The development and marketing of "sustainable" business courses and programs. [ Accreditation issues, concerns, and objectives. [ Faculty research and scholarship and quality assurance. [ Faculty training and development, especially in the online modality. [ Student recruitment, retention, and diversity. [ The nature of the values of legality, morality, and social responsibility in a business context. [ The role of the business school in inculcating business ethics, corporate governance, and social responsibility. [ A conception of business management as a "noble" profession. The authors also provide a detailed explication of a graduate business ethics course, which the authors trust will serve as a model for incorporating the values of legality, morality and ethics, corporate governance, and social responsibility into the education of business students. The book is relevant for educators, trainers, directors, and administrators of the 21st century workplace.