Contents

• Introduction
• Suitability of the Article
• Evaluation of the Article
• Currency
• Reliability
• Coverage
• Accuracy
• Author Credentials
• Overview of Money Laundering
• Institutional Theory – Agency
• Institutional Theory of Agency as applied to Money Laundering
• Conclusion
• References

Description

This paper chooses the article on money laundering viz., The Positive and Negative Role for Banks in Money Laundering Operations by authors Al Quadi et al., (2012) to analyze the key issue raised in the article i.e. money laundering with the help of the institutional theory sourced in the article. This paper recognizes the institutional theory sourced in the article as institutional theory of agency and discusses corporate governance of the banking system with the help of the institutional theory of agency. The paper also discusses the suitability of the article with the help of five criteria of evaluation. The paper then discusses as to how institutional theory of agency can bridge the gaps in corporate governance.