Purpose – Crime, fraud, and corruption, are all nouns that pertain to the act of deception that depicts an intention to … purposes for corruption may be subjective but the legality of corruption is not. Thus, the rhetorical interpretations of … corruption may be analyzed through two distinctive paradigms, the social behavioral science paradigm and the legality paradigm …

/methodology/approach – The moral aspects of corruption are treated from an institutional ethics viewpoint as well as an individual ethics … counteract fraud and corruption. To obtain a good corporate citizen status, a company should also develop an open dialogue with …. Originality/value – Preventing corporate corruption requires a new way of thinking based on a loyal attitude and the personal …

Purpose – The general objective of the paper is to investigate the impact of corruption and other institutional factors … for combating it. Specifically, the study attempts to: assess whether corruption has any impact on the growth of the … growth of these economies; and investigate whether corruption in these countries exhibit the efficient grease syndrome …

further. This led to bribery and corruption and other social vices perpetuated by all categories of civil servants. Because of …

Purpose – The paper aims to reveal some uncertain correlations and presumptions about corruption. Design …/methodology/approach – The paper defines corruption as a social phenomenon. It presents two basic components of that phenomenon: unreasonable … preferential treatment and abuse of power. The paper addresses the moral issue that is implied in any phenomenon of corruption. The …

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the impact of governance indices (especially control of corruption) on …, the study attempts to assess whether either governance reforms (especially those relating to control of corruption) or … effectiveness impacts negatively on economic growth in the region. Despite, several anti-corruption policies in the region, the …