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Steering Institutionalization through Institutional Work: The Case of an eProcurement System in Indonesian Local Government
2014
Corruption is arguably one of the main hindrances to development. In their effort to combat corruption, governments in developing countries turn to information technology to enhance transparency in decision making. However, implementation of an information system in this context is not straightforward. Premised upon institutional theory, this interpretive case study traces the role of institutional actors in the institutionalization of an eProcurement system in Indonesian local government. It draws on different streams of research on institutional work to develop an interpretive lens to understand what institutional actors do to steer the institutionalization process. It identifies a set of…
THE DURATION OF FIRM-DESTINATION EXPORT RELATIONSHIPS: EVIDENCE FROM SPAIN, 1997-2006
2012
I. INTRODUCTION The traditional trade literature that investigates aggregate trade flows emphasizes the sizeable increase in trade relationships since World War II and the remarkable persistence of trade flows. However, recent microlevel studies point out that under the stable aggregate trade flows there is a rich dynamics at firm- and/or product-level with a high turnover. In fact, international-market presence is often a transitory and an uncommon phenomenon. At any period, only a small percentage of home-based firms participate in trade and exporting firms are different from non-exporters (larger, more productive, etc.). Moreover, there is much persistence in exporting status; being an e…
Moderating the Effects of Corruption on Community Development through Transparent Governance : A Case Study of Nando and Aguleri Community in Anambra…
2018
Master's thesis Global development and planning UT505 - University of Agder 2018 This study investigates public perception of corruption and its effects on the development of Nando and Aguleri community in Anambra East local government area of Anambra State Nigeria. The main aim has been to understand the local people’s perception on the effects of corruption on community development and whether transparent governance can moderate the identified effects. Purposive sampling was used to sample participants from five categories of group in the community over their experience to the research topic. I utilized qualitative research strategy, using mainly semi-structured interviews, focus group di…
Application, Scope and Limits of Compliance Management Systems
2016
Elektroniskā versija nesatur pielikumus
Politically exposed persons: AML, taking the profit out of corruption and problems for the banks
2008
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how political corruption may be combated through measures aimed at making it less profitable and more subjected to public controls via banking reports of all relevant deposits.Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a brief description of a few European legal Systems, Italian in particular.Findings – The paper finds that organized crime can only be efficiently tackled and impoverished of its economic enticements if political, institutional and economical complicities are publicly exposed and forced to be halted; while society, and younger generations in particular, are made fully aware that the embrace mafia tries to impose on them is …
"Sleaze under John Major" ou l'art de (dé)moraliser
2013
International audience
Le Parti communiste français et la corruption. De 1920 à nos jours
2014
International audience
Studying the anti-corruption capacity of the local press in Poland
2022
The problem of the anti-corruption role of the local media is under-researched, not only in Poland, but also in international studies. Therefore, the article contributes to the theoretical reflection over the anti-corruption capacity of the local press in Poland by proposing an analytical model for studying it. In the first part, the growing importance of research on the anti-corruption role of the local press in Poland is presented. Secondly, the concepts of local press and corruption are defined in order to clarify the analytical scope of the proposed model. Then, the ambiguous nature of the anti-corruption capacity of the local press is described based on existing literature. The main pa…
O możliwościach zastosowania kategorii granicy w analizie zjawiska korupcji
2016
Od lat 90. XX wieku obserwujemy istotny wzrost zainteresowania kwestią korupcji. To również czas ponownego odkrycia problemu granic i pogranicza jako zagadnień centralnych dla procesów towarzyszących człowiekowi pod koniec stulecia. Globalizacja, kolejna fala demokratyzacji oraz upadek ZSRR to zmiany, który stworzyły nowe, strukturalne warunki dla zjawisk korupcyjnych oraz dla przedefiniowania granic politycznych. Pomimo podobieństwa uwarunkowań inspirujących do systematycznej refleksji nad korupcją i granicami, zarówno badania nad korupcją, jak i badania nad granicami zazwyczaj traktowane są jako odrębne obszary badawcze. Możemy jednak wyodrębnić pewne płaszczyzny, na których badania te sp…
Prefazione al secondo volume dei: Quaderni del Laboratorio Interdisciplinare di ricerca su Corpi, Diritti, Conflitti
2021
Prefazione al secondo volume dei: Quaderni del Laboratorio Interdisciplinare di ricerca su Corpi, Diritti, Conflitti Preface to the second volume of: Papers of the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on Bodies, Rights, Conflicts