This article discusses the potential role of incentive systems in combating bribery. In particular, it uses an agency theory approach to show how a combination of bonus and malus payments could help to eliminate bribery in multinational corporations. Expert interviews with 35 anti-bribery specialists from Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland were conducted and analyzed through qualitative content analysis. It was found that employees should be rewarded for both productivity and compliance. In addition, performance should be measured in a matrix and whistleblowers should receive a bonus for reporting undesired behavior. Conversely, significant risks associated with incentives for whistleblowing were also identified. Whilst the empirical findings focus on Europe, their implications could be applied globally.

Compliance, defined as the obligation to follow particular rules1 at the institutional level, can hardly be considered while disregarding individual actors: after all, it depends on the value orientation of their attitudes and actions.2 Compliance with the law forms the basis for the actions of all companies, including universities. In Switzerland, most universities have no explicit compliance guides, but they often do have other guidelines that allow making statements about the identity of the institution. The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) has made social integration a priority for 2017/2018. Within the scope of this priority area, 13 research projects were funded; in this case, the subtopic was 'work, diversity, living space and social security'. In addition, the Department of Social Work provided ad hoc support for smaller projects that illustrate the aspect of social integration. Thus, this institution does not only set guidelines, but also actively promotes them. However, the question remains open as to whether the individual actors act and think in accordance with the guidelines of their institution. As part of a research project on value orientation funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, ZHAW employees were selected as a reference group and asked about their value orientation. The social factor being a crucial focal point at institutions of higher education, the survey was intended to show both the heterogeneity of the group and its common ground: the values shared by all the respondent members that are instrumental in guiding their actions. The precise manifestation of the respondents' social values was also of interest.

The edition features first-rate articles by specialists in the field of healthcare and data security. Apart from that we will face some classical compliance topics and last but not least CEJ Founder Michele DeStefanos new book Legal Upheaval will be introduced and reviewed.

It is our great pleasure to introduce you to the inaugural edition of Compliance Elliance Journal, also known as CEJ. This project has been a labor of love over the past year and we are excited to publish some thought-provoking works. But before we present the pieces, we would like to introduce CEJ and share our vision. We initially began our collaboration through our academic work in developing crosscultural educational programs. Along the way, we realized that we shared a mutual interest, research, and scholarship in the area of compliance and ethics. Correspondingly, we decided that an open-access journal would be a fitting way to expand our vision of making the global compliance dialogue more easily accessible. It is our sincere wish to create an atmosphere encouraging the exchange of ideas between business and legal practitioners, academics, and students from around the world while also creating a platform to combine practical solutions to problems facing the compliance industry with scientific findings.

There is an increased public pressure on clothing brands to consider environmental and social issues when sourcing from suppliers in developing countries, and to ensure that their supply chain partners do the same. However, social, and environmental issues within the clothing industry are complex with many actors involved. Avoidance of compliance with social and environmental requirements are not uncommon and contributes to the continuing exploitation of humans and environment in the country of production, thus hindering the possibility of social change. This study investigates the perceived challenges with sustainability initiatives in supply chains within the global clothing industry and takes on a qualitative research approach with an interpretive basis. This study investigates the barriers to achieve social and environmental compliance through a content analysis of four global clothing brands supply chain governance strategies, and by interviews with two NGOs. The empirical findings shows that suppliers face increase compliance requirements with additional costs on their side, but with no financial support from clothing brands. Consequently, the perceived injustice between input costs and gains contribute to that suppliers avoid compliance to balance their additional costs.

It gives us great pleasure to introduce you to our fourth edition of the Compliance Elliance Journal (CEJ).

Bakgrund: Det finns flera faktorer som påverkar compliance, bland annat stigmatisering, kognition och hälsolitteracitet. Bristande compliance är vanligt förekommande hos patienter med psykisk sjukdom och kan leda till allvarliga konsekvenser, såsom svåra insjuknanden, försämrad livskvalitet och suicid. Metoder som förbättrar compliance kan ha stor betydelse för både patienter och närstående samt kan möjliggöra att hälso- och sjukvårdens resurser kan användas mer kostnadseffektivt.Syfte: Att beskriva metoder som kan förbättra compliance hos patienter med psykisk sjukdom.Metod: Integrativ litteraturstudie valdes som design. Sökningar på artiklar som uppfyllde syftet gjordes i databaserna CINAHL och PubMed, där 16 kvantitativa artiklar identifierades. Dataanalysen utfördes med Whittemore & Knalf's metod som inkluderar datareduktion, data-översikt, data-jämförelse och data-slutsats.Resultat: Studien resulterade i tre huvudkategorier: beteendeterapier, hälsopedagogik och eHälsa och deras underkategorier. Beteendeterapier inkluderade MI, KBT, KBT i kombination och positiv psykologisk terapi (PPI). Identifierade hälsopedagogiska metoder var psykoedukation i kombination samt CAE- och EDU-utbildning. eHälsa resulterade i SMS-påminnelser och smartphone-applikationer.Slutsats: Kombinerade hälsopedagogiska och beteendeinterventioner riktade till patienter och närstående i deras hemmiljö samt gruppinterventioner har bevisat god effekt på compliance. Gruppbehandling kan ge sekundära effekter på exempelvis stigmatisering och social interaktion. Interventioner, givna av specialistsjuksköterskor, är särskilt framgångsrika. Flera av metoderna är kostnadseffektiva och kräver bara några dagars utbildning för att behärska.  Nyckelord: compliance, förbättra, metoder, psykisk sjukdom / Bakground: There are several factors that can affect compliance, including stigma, cognition and health literacy. Non-compliance is common in patients with mental disorders and can lead to serious consequences, such as severe illnesses, impaired quality of life and suicide. Methods that improve compliance can be of great importance for both patients and relatives and can enable healthcare resources to be used more cost-effectively. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe methods that can improve compliance in patients with mental disorders. Method: The study was conducted as an integrative literature review. Searches for articles that met the objective were made in the databases CINAHL and PubMed, 16 quantitative articles were identified. The data analysis was performed by Whittemore & Knalf's method which includes data reduction, data overview, data comparison and data conclusion. Results: The study resulted in three main categories;: behavioral therapies, health education and eHealth and their subcategories. Behavioral therapies included MI, KBT, KBT in combination and positive psychological therapy (PPI). Identified health education methods were psychoeducation in combination, CAE- and EDU-education. eHealth resultad in mobile text messaging and smartphone-applications.Conclusion: Combined health educational and behavioral interventions aimed at patients and relatives, in their home environment as well as group interventions, have proven efficacy on compliance. Group treatment can have secondary effects on, for example, stigma and social interaction. Interventions, given by specialist nurses, are particularly succesful. Several of the methods are cost-effective and require only a few days of training to master.  Keywords: compliance, improve, mental disorders, methods

The demands for an increase in productivity and reduced assembly costs require engineers to automate solutions that replace manual labor. This work concentrated on a common assembly primitive, threaded fastener insertion, in an effort to determine the nature of contact between a bolt and nut during thread mating. The assembly problem was initially simplified as a two-dimensional analysis to gain an understanding about how contacts between the bolt and nut change during counter-clockwise motion. Tessellated solid models were used during three-dimensional collision analysis in such a way that the approximate location of the contact point was enumerated. The advent of a second contact point presented a more constrained contact state since we are interested in maintaining both contacts; thus the bolt rotated about a vector defined by the initial two contact points until a third contact location was found. By analyzing the depth of intersection of the bolt into the nut as well as the vertical movement of the origin of the bolt reference frame, we determined that there are three types of contacts states present: unstable two-point, quasi-stable two-point, stable three point. Though the unstable case remains to be deciphered, the parametric equations derived in this work can be used without modification to create a full spectrum of maps at any point in the history of a threaded assembly problem. We investigated 81 potential orientations, each of which has its own set of contact points. From this exhaustive examination, we are capable of detailing a contact state history and, from this, have the potential to develop a constraint network. / Master of Science

This article outlines the research program of a “criminology of crime avoidance” using the example of the preemptive use of legal opinions by white-collar actors to shift the boundaries of the law in their own favor. For this purpose, the term creative compliance is introduced and explained with regard to the Cum-Ex scandal in Germany. Then, a look is taken at possible criminological explanations for the phenomenon. Finally, the hypothesis is developed that law enforcement personnel is deterred from investigations by the reputational capital of certain legal advisors.

Compliance requirements for companies are growing, especially in the fields of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) and data privacy. The phenomenon can be observed not only within the EU, but also many other areas of the world. Within the regulatory environment, fostering ESG practices has long since developed from a voluntary commitment to a “real” compliance issue which lawmakers are driving forward with serious sanctions and which courts are also shaping within the framework of the evolving laws. These laws are very complex, often unclear, and intrude deeply into the areas of risk analysis and risk management, which traditionally represent a core responsibility of companies. Many regulations emphasize development and implementation of internal processes within companies. This greatly reduces companies’ discretionary powers, since responsible use of leeway is a core area of entrepreneurial decision-making governed by the business judgment rule. Structurally, we are seeing increased legalization of risks, through which the legislator de facto takes away companies' leeway to make entrepreneurial decisions. Also, the threat of severe fines and uncertainty about the interpretation of legal terms makes it difficult for companies to decide what needs to be done to meet the laws’ requirements and to avoid risk. Looking at the char acter of the regulations, we see value-driven and symbolically-charged laws. However, these laws are anything but “dead letters” - they intervene deeply in companies’ risk management, aim at changing behavior, and have sharp “teeth” in the form of sanctions. The EU may be a particularly fertile source of symbolic legislation, which can serve to create political identity. Companies can, however, choose different ways to deal with these challenges, and they are free to find the right path. Even if lawmakers are increasingly intervening in the way companies carry out risk analyses and the priorities they set in that context, companies should defend their leeway and use it wisely. It is of utmost importance to know the real risks well and to use leeway responsibly. A diligent risk analysis, carefully aligned to a company’s circumstances and needs, is always a good starting point. Perfect knowledge of applicable laws and the company’s operations is a prerequisite for a professional risk assessment and building an effective Compliance Management System (CMS). There is always room for balanced decision-making regarding risk assessment and prioritization in accordance with the business judgment rule and entrepreneurial responsibility.