The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) investigated hundreds of bribery and corruption situations globally. Many interesting trends and outcomes were revealed by the OECD study and one particular revelation was that approximately two-thirds of all cases involved four business sectors. This case provides an opportunity to investigate the most corrupt industries in the world and determine the causes of dishonesty and fraudulent conduct.

1. Discuss the source and nature of bribery and corruption on regional and national levels.

2. Why the extraction industry is vulnerable to dishonesty and fraudulent conduct?

3. Why might the IT industry be subject to unethical tactics and national intelligence concerns?

4. Are Canadian mining, construction, transportation, and IT industries immune to bribery and corruption?

Case: 

The Most Corrupt Industry Sectors.