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White‐collar crime: A due diligence issue in India
Author(s) -
Ralph Byington J.,
Ann McGee Jo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of corporate accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1097-0053
pISSN - 1044-8136
DOI - 10.1002/jcaf.20621
Subject(s) - due diligence , china , collar , diligence , business , investment (military) , white (mutation) , white collar crime , political science , finance , law , psychology , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , politics , gene
India is one of the most attractive targets for mergers and acquisitions (M&As), second only to China. But it is also one of the riskiest locations for that kind of investment. One part of that risk is white‐collar crime (WCC), which continues to grow worldwide at an incredible rate. It is a plague that affects all countries‐and India is no exception. But how pervasive is WCC in India? What forms does it take? And what due diligence measures must U.S. companies take if they want to do business there? © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.