/evasion, bribery, corruption, money laundering and practices that show scant regard for social norms and even laws. Design … pursuit of higher profits firms have operated cartels, engaged in tax avoidance/evasion, bribery, corruption and money …

corruption in patronage-based developing countries such as Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The paper utilises the patron … providing evidence of the relationship between patronage, corruption and accounting in wealth redistribution in the patronage …

countries. This has been associated with a myriad of reforms which range from anti-corruption measures to public financial …

cases. Findings Understanding of corporate governance is at an embryonic stage in Zambia, but embedded corruption is likely … corruption in reward structures. Such is the extent of embeddedness in power amongst those who benefit from current arrangements …

regarding corruption in public services post-launch of the “Digital India” initiative. Design/methodology/approach A survey was … perception of users about corruption in e-government services. Also, one demographic variable, namely, gender, showed a … statistically significant relationship with the perception of corruption in e-government services. Originality/value Hitherto …

/methodology/approach – Comparative country surveys of corruption, ownership, freedom, and individualism are analyzed and discussed. Measurements on nine … axes: ownership‐responsibility, freedom‐actualization, and control‐corruption. Findings – Three theses are suggested from …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that corruption is inherently unmeasurable. Measures of corruption … these measures. Design/methodology/approach – The paper shows that different dimensions of corruption cannot be reduced to a … index. The difference between perceptions of corruption and the reality also makes most popular indices useless. Findings …