The book addresses three fundamental questions: "What is integrity?" "Where has it gone?" and, most importantly, "How can we restore it?" The authors tackle these questions by dissecting integrity into eight facets or attributes, and examining each in great detail. Using real-life examples presented in both a reader-friendly question/response format as well as traditional narrative, this book offers valuable ideas and suggestions for restoring trust and integrity at the personal and organisational level.

The book is the first in a planned trilogy by Pippa Norris on Challenges of Electoral Integrity to be published by Cambridge University Press. Unfortunately too often elections around the globe are deeply flawed or even fail. Why does this matter? It is widely suspected that such contests will undermine confidence in elected authorities, damage voting turnout, trigger protests, exacerbate conflict, and occasionally lead to regime change. Well-run elections, by themselves, are insufficient for successful transitions to democracy. But flawed, or even failed, contests are thought to wreck fragile progress. Is there good evidence for these claims? Under what circumstances do failed elections undermine legitimacy? With a global perspective, using new sources of data for mass and elite evidence, this book provides fresh insights into these major issues.

The problem of academic dishonesty is festering on campuses across the nation. On most campuses a student-managed honor system is the sole mechanism for enforcing the integrity of the academic process. This monograph examines the many perspectives the problem presents and is designed to be used by a broad cross-section of the institutional community. It includes the following chapters: (1) "Creating a Campus Climate for Academic Integrity" (Jon C. Dalton); (2) "Students' Perceptions of Academic Integrity: Curtailing Violations" (Wanda Kaplan and Phyllis Mable); (3) "The Academic Dishonesty of College students: The Prevalence of the Problem and Effective Educational Prevention Programs" (William L. Kibler); (4) "The Classroom Environment and Academic Integrity: A Behavioral Science Perspective" (Bernard E. Whitley, Jr. and Mary E. Kite); (5) "A Comprehensive Approach for Creating a Campus Climate that Promotes Academic Integrity" (Lynn Rudolph and Linda Timm); (6) "When Institutions and Their Faculty Address Issues of Academic Dishonesty: Realities and Myths" (Donald D. Gehring); (7) "The Effect of Institutional Policies and Procedures on Academic Integrity" (Donald L. McCabe and Gary M. Pavela); (8) "Academic Integrity and Campus Climate at Small Colleges" (Karen O. Clifford); (9) "Can the Academic Integrity of Cost-Effective Distance Learning Course Offerings be Protected?" (Mary Elisabeth Randall); (10) "The Impact of Technology on Academic Integrity" (Harold Goldsmith); (11) "Conclusions." (Contains 242 references.) (JDM)

This Element is an excerpt from Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work (ISBN: 9780137007783) by Alan Lurie. Available in print and digital formats. Real insights for handling the professional, personal, and moral conflicts that don’t have easy answers and aren’t covered in your company’s ethics handbook! A new potential client calls to ask you to come in for an interview for a significant project. You are currently providing similar services to another company that is their direct competition. You suspect the new potential client does not know about this and might not hire you if they knew. Should you go?

Theft is the only sin. Boots on the ground. Balance. Doing the right thing when no one is looking. Its better to be trusted than loved. Dont rent space in your head. Be a gentle giant. These are the beatitudes of integrity. Persons with integrity dont just strive to take the high road; they live it. Natural laws and behavioral science affect the physical and the metaphysical as well. Our credibility is defined by our integrity and not necessarily by what we have accomplished. We build that credibility by living a life, cognizant or not, in step with the science of integrity. Our integrity is measured in four groups: personal, social, moral, and structural. The I in I Factor stands for integrity. Living the I factor will develop your character into the person that your colleagues, friends, and family members will trust and respect. Implementing programs that put the I factor in the heart of managing will create respectful and productive work environments. When people honor great men and women during award dinners and in their eulogies, you inevitably hear, He was a man of great integrity. When bridges fell, news anchors would chagrin, The integrity of the bridge was compromised by the years. My grandmother, from her rocking chair, said, Paul Carter, dont ever give up your integrity. Its the only thing your children will remember you for. It drove me crazy. I needed to know without a shadow of a doubt the true meaning of integrity. I did not find it in the dictionary or encyclopedia but in the character of great men and women. If we emulated the I factor in our lives, our economics, our politics, and our moral compass for the synergy of social interaction would see positive returns. There would be no hostile work environments. We would know the joys of life and liberty, and peace would be the norm around the world and in our minds. Before you read the I Factor, ask yourself, Do I believe I have the I factor? Do others see the I factor in me? Read this book, and you will have your answers. Dont just seek the high road. Live it.

Compliance is more than a word, but unfortunately, many companies don't understand it's importance until it is too late. Creating and developing a Compliance Program is going to cost you, but it is better to pay someone to build your program instead of paying penalties, losing your reputation and or your business. Integrity Matters: Be Your Word is NOT your typical stale and boring book about Compliance. It is a complete deconstruction of what Compliance is, how it works, what it does, what happens when it is well implemented and unfortunately, what happens when it is not well executed. The book is laden with real cautionary stories of companies that had to either pay back monies or pay hefty penalties and fines due to fraudulent activities, mismanagement of funds or did not know their industry's Compliance requirements. No matter the reason for the lack of compliance the costly consequences will be the same. Dr. Robyn S. Joppy has over 20-years of Compliance Expertise and by writing this book has made available all her knowledge (well, most of it) to companies and organizations just like yours. Why does she care? Dr. Joppy is passionate about Compliance because she does not want you to struggle with your Compliance Program or lack thereof like she has seen hundreds of companies do. One of the many misconceptions Dr. Joppy has seen people make over the years is assuming that only large organizations need to have a Compliance Program, this erroneous concept could not be farther from the truth. The book Integrity Matters: Be Your Word takes a deep dive into the many organizations and people that need and will significantly benefit from having a Compliance Program.Here's a sampling of the type of businesses and organizations that need a Compliance Program: large corporations, non-profit foundations, mid-size companies, one-person operations, churches or any other religious organizations will benefit GREATLY from reading this book. It is time you learn how to communicate the rules of the game to your people because as Dr. Joppy says: You have to tell people the rules so they can play the game, if and when the rules change, share that as well

Silicon Valley expert Robert Chesnut shows that companies that do not think seriously about a crucial element of corporate culture—integrity—are destined to fail. “Show of hands—who in this group has integrity?” It’s with this direct and often uncomfortable question that Robert Chesnut, General Counsel of Airbnb, begins every presentation to new employees. Defining integrity is difficult. Once understood as “telling the truth and keeping your word,” it was about following not just the letter but the spirit of the law. But in a moment when workplaces are becoming more diverse, global, and connected, silence about integrity creates ambiguities about right and wrong that make everyone uncertain, opening the door for the minority of people to rationalize selfish behavior. Trust in most traditional institutions is down—government, religious organizations, and higher education—and there’s a dark cloud hovering over technology. But this is precisely where companies come in; as peoples’ faith in establishments deteriorates, they’re turning to their employer for stability. In Intentional Integrity, Chesnut offers a six-step process for leaders to foster and manage a culture of integrity at work. He explains the rationale and legal context for the ethics and practices, and presents scenarios to illuminate the nuances of thinking deeply and objectively about workplace culture. We will always need governments to manage defense, infrastructure, and basic societal functions. But, Chesnut argues, the private sector has the responsibility to use sensitivity and flexibility to make broader progress—if they act with integrity. "Rob is an insider who's combined doing good with doing business well in two iconic Silicon Valley companies. His book contains smart, practical advice for anyone looking to do good and do well.” —Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and author of Blitzscaling