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Corporate Kleptocracy - Explained

What is a Corporate Kleptocracy?

Written by Jason Gordon

Updated at April 16th, 2022

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What is a Corporate Kleptocracy?How does a Corporate Kleptocracy Work? Academic Research on Corporate Kleptocracy

What is a Corporate Kleptocracy?

Corporate kleptocracy refers to a situation in a corporation, state or government whereby those who are at the helm of affairs exploit national resources for personal use. Corporate kleptocracy is a term that describes the greed of company executives, public office holders and civil servants who steal wealth at the detriment of other stakeholders. 

Corporate kleptocracy was first used in the early 2000s, this was when the then CEO of Hollinger and his executives were accused of siphoning millions of dollars meant for the general use of the company. Kleptocrat is a term that describes thieves or corrupt (greedy) leaders.

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How does a Corporate Kleptocracy Work? 

In a corporate kleptocracy, corrupt officials and leaders use their office to siphon wealth meant for the general use of the company. When people in government steal national resources to satisfy personal greed, it is an instance of corporate Kleptocracy. In this context, corporate executives use underhanded tactics to steal money or skim off wealth at the detriment of other stakeholders. 

Corporate kleptocracy emerged during the case involving Hollinger International, a company where its CEO and other executives used their positions to exploit and siphon money from the company. Corporate kleptocracy also describes a situation in governance in which individuals seek positions in order to steal national resources at the expense of the masses.

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