THE international corporate world is agonising over issues of governance and ethical behaviour just as the Abdullah Badawi administration is making corruption a priority agenda for the Malaysian nation. From time to time, once powerful organisations like Enron and WorldCom hog the limelight as pariahs of corporate malfeasance.
The expected response has been the tightening of laws and regulations as well as to allocate more resources for enforcement. The assumption is that evil lurks and surveillance is the answer. This is not the best response to unethical conduct.