Putting Integrity intoFinance: A Purely Positive Approach

ArXiv ID: ssrn-1985594 “View on arXiv”

Authors: Unknown

Abstract

The seemingly never ending scandals in the world of finance with their damaging effects on value and human welfare argue strongly for an addition to the current

Keywords: Corporate Scandals, Business Ethics, Stakeholder Theory, Corporate Social Responsibility, Governance Failures, Corporate Finance

Complexity vs Empirical Score

• Math Complexity: 2.5/10
• Empirical Rigor: 1.0/10
• Quadrant: Philosophers
• Why: The paper proposes a conceptual, non-mathematical theory of integrity as a positive economic factor, but lacks any empirical data, backtests, or implementation details.

  flowchart TD
    A["Research Goal:<br>How to integrate integrity<br>into financial decision-making?"] --> B{"Methodology"}
    
    B --> C["Data Inputs:<br>Corporate Scandals &<br>Finance Literature"]
    B --> D["Analytical Framework:<br>Stakeholder Theory &<br>Stakeholder Model"]
    
    C --> E["Computational Process:<br>Comparative Analysis of<br>Short-term vs Long-term Value"]
    D --> E
    
    E --> F["Key Finding:<br>Short-term profit maximization<br>violates stakeholder trust"]
    E --> G["Key Finding:<br>Long-term integrity creates<br>sustainable value creation"]
    
    F --> H["Outcome:<br>Purely Positive Framework for<br>Integrating Ethics & Finance"]
    G --> H