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Combating Corruption with Care: Developing Ethical Leaders in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Paresh Mishra --- Indiana University–Purdue University, USA Saneta Maiko --- Indiana University Health, USA -
Combating Corruption in Africa through Institutional Entrepreneurship: Peering in from Business-government Relations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong --- School of Management, UKCorruption remains a significant barrier to the socio-economic development of Africa, despite efforts by various local, national and international stakeholders to combat it. Mishra and Maiko (2017), in their article which was published in Africa Journal of Management, suggest that... -
Corruption, transaction costs, and innovation in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Laura Barasa --- School of Economics, KenyaThis paper examines the relationship between corruption, transaction costs as measured by asset specificity, and innovation in Africa. We hypothesize that in the context of developing countries in Africa, corruption is positively associated with innovation. In addition, we hypothesize that... -
Narrating Kenyan Silenced Histories through Fiction in Yvonne Owuor’s Dust
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Amos Burkeywo --- , KenyaThe primary focus of this paper is to examine the intersection of history and fiction in Yvonne Owuor’s novel Dust to unearth silenced (hi)stories in colonial and postcolonial Kenya while locating the text within its historical context. By examining intersection... -
Do smaller businesses pay more bribes? Firm size, informal payments and mitigating strategies in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: George Acheampong --- University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana John Rand --- University of Copenhagen, Denmark,In this paper, we sought to understand the effect of firm size on demand for and payment of bribes by African firms and the strategies needed to overcome them. We argued that size represents a selectionist pressure on firms to... -
Corruption is making people sick
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Arlette Campbell White --- , Oliver Charles Campbell White --- ,According to Transparency International, of the US$7.5 trillion spent globally on health each year, US$500 billion is lost to corruption.1 This article deals with the topic of corruption in the health sector in sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on how... -
The effect of e-government development indices (EGDI) on corruption perception index in sub-Sahara Africa: A panel data analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chima Paul --- University of Abuja, Nigeria Samuel Olorunfemi Adams --- University of Abuja, NigeriaThe study aims to examine the impact of e-government development indices on the corruption perception index (CPI) using cross-sectional data covering the period 2012–2020. To achieve the objective of the study, the E-Government Development Index (EGDI), which comprises the Online... -
Institutional determinants of dividend policy of African listed firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Margret Tembo --- University of the Witwatersrand, School of Economics and Finance, South Africa Chimwemwe Chipeta --- University of the Witwatersrand, School of Economics and Finance, South AfricaThis paper examines the institutional determinants shaping the dividend policy of 357 non-financial firms listed across 13 African markets. Utilising panel data estimation techniques, our findings indicate that weaker investor protection, increased financial development, high GDP growth, and greater press...