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“It all comes back to self-control?”: Unpacking the Discourse of Anti-corruption Education in Indonesia Public Integrity Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Teguh Wijaya Mulya, Kanti Pertiwi
Contemporary educational studies on anti-corruption have largely been underpinned by the conception of corruption as a moral problem. Consequently, anti-corruption curricula were mainly developed a...
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Citizens’ and Politicians’ Definitions of Corruption, Corruption Survey Quality, and Political Will for Anti-Corruption Reform: The Portuguese Case Put to the Test Public Integrity Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Gustavo Gouvêa Maciel, Inês Santos
Corruption is recurrent in conversations and political debates, but it can have different meanings. This study aimed to assess how the words that 1,020 citizens and 120 politicians in Portugal asso...
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Tax Law in Times of Crisis and Recovery Public Integrity Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Karina Krisnanda, Winda Meylen Eriza, Waliyyatu Azzahra
Published in Public Integrity (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Relationship between Ethical Behavior of a Co-Worker, Ethical Climate, Self-Ethical Behavior, and Job Satisfaction among Critical Care Nurses Public Integrity Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Malakeh. Z. Malak, Rawan Saad Anouz, Rasmieh Al-Amer
The environment of critical care units is a highly stressful situation where nurses face critical decisions and daily confrontations with ethical dilemmas. Thus, this study aimed to examine the rel...
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Operation Car Wash: Uncovering Corruption Pathways in the Brazilian Construction Industry Through Bid Law Blind Spots Public Integrity Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Marco Antonio Portugal, Edmilson Alves de Moraes
We carried out this study in the construction industry, one of the sectors that contributes significantly to the economic growth of most countries and maintains a strong relationship with the gover...
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Types of Platform Transparency: An Analysis of Discourse Around Transparency and Global Digital Platforms Public Integrity Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Arcangelo Leone de Castris
Over the last decade, the companies behind major digital platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, X, etc., have risen to unprecedented power. Society, in the meanwhile, is still grappling with how to...
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From Announcing Their Pregnancy to Returning to Work: The Experience of Pregnant Street-Level Bureaucrats in non-Western Public Contexts Public Integrity Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Mohamed Mousa
Drawing on the theory of social stigma, this article explores how female street-level bureaucrats experience pregnancy in the Egyptian public service and the main challenges they face. The empirica...
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The New Public Integrity Management and the Protection of the Impartiality of Bureaucratic Decision-Making Public Integrity Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Robert Roberts
The article argues that government organizations and the discipline of public administration should embrace a New Public Integrity Management (NPIM) to bridge the gap between advocates of external ...
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Should I Accept or Refute? Understanding the Socio-Organizational Factors Influencing Corruption in Ghana’s Public Service Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Mercy DeSouza, Erasmus Keli Swanzy, Maxwell Asumeng
Corruption remains endemic despite intensified global anti-corruption efforts, indicating a need to reassess current strategies. This study focused on how context-specific socio-organizational fact...
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Histories of Tax Evasion, Avoidance and Resistance Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Nita Andriyani Budiman, Bandi
Published in Public Integrity (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Extensive Jurisdiction of State Administrative Courts in Indonesia: Interpretation and Legal Coherence Issues Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Dinoroy Marganda Aritonang, Susi Dwi Harijanti, Zainal Muttaqin, Ali Abdurahman
Prior to 2014, state administrative courts’ authority was constrained due to the limited construction of administrative decisions and exclusion articles in the SAC. The GAA expanded these restricti...
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The Transition from the Formation of a Mixed Party Elite Based on Local Ethnic Groups and Client-Patronage Clan Relations in the Soviet Republics of Central Asia to National Bureaucratic Ethnocracy in the Post-Soviet Period Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Zauresh Saktaganova, Raushan Zhussupova, Marat Utegenov, Zhanar Nurkina, Dinara Mukhambetova
This study aims to demonstrate the importance of local ethnic groups in the formation of the party elite of the Soviet period and to study their role status in the modern period of a new post–Sovie...
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Learning from the Literature: Fundraising Communication and Ethics Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Jiwon Suh, Imane Hijal-Moghrabi
Communication is critical for nonprofit fundraising activity because it fosters trust and accountability as well as enhances mutual understanding of the nonprofit’s mission and objectives. Nonprofi...
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Likelihood Analysis of the Factors Effecting Public Opinion of Police Performance in Pakistan Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Syed Ammad Ali, Khadija Malik Bari, S. M. Zia
This study identifies behavioral and socio economic determinants of public satisfaction regarding police services in Pakistan. We incorporated the behavioral aspects of society through social netwo...
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Constitutional Law-Making in the U.S. Supreme Court Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Dauren B. Makhambetsaliyev, Gulnar M. Sagynbekova, Ulan B. Abdykadyr, Elvira A. Alimova, Akmaral B. Smanova
Given the presence of constant discussions on the issue of judicial law-making, a study was conducted, the purpose of which was to study the issue of law-making of the Supreme Court of the United S...
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Public Librarians in the Hot Seat? Moral Injury in the Post-Truth Era Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Josephine K. Hazelton-Boyle, Michael J. Hazelton-Boyle
This paper examines the ethical considerations surrounding intellectual freedom and social responsibility in public libraries (i.e., municipal and public school libraries) in the post-truth era. Wh...
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Understanding Whistleblowing in Practice: Experiences in The Netherlands Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Rob van Eijbergen, Vinitha M. Siebers
Whistleblowers face an intensive trajectory when reporting wrongdoing. What can we learn from the experiences of whistleblowers? This article aims to give a deeper understanding of the process of w...
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Autocratization, Disaster Management, and the Politics of Public Administration in Turkey Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Nevbahar Ertas
While state culpability in compounding disasters is nothing new, in the aftermath of the recent earthquake in Turkey the extent of state dysfunction characterized by paralysis of the administrative...
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The Show Can Go On! The Non-existent Effect of Corruption in Fandom (Evidence from Portugal) Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Marcelo Moriconi, Patrícia Calca, Carlos Seixas
One of the key premises of the official sports integrity narrative is that the perception of widespread of corruption in sports leads to a decline in people’s interest in sports and to the conseque...
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Perceptions of Civil Servant Corruption: A Cross-Country Analysis Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Michael C. Moltz, Andrew L. Morelock, Christopher A. Simon
Distrust in the civil service is not unique to any country but felt across much of the globe amid ascendant populist movements. A significant correlate of distrust in the civil service is the perce...
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Qualitative Methods as Liberatory Tools: Introduction to the Special Issue Part 1 Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Staci M. Zavattaro, Ashley E. Nickels
Published in Public Integrity (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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The United Nations Convention on Genocide and How It Can Be Implemented in Criminal Codes of State Parties Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Zhaisanbek Amanzholov, Aigul Nukusheva, Aizhan Satbayeva, Gulzira Baisalova, Binur Taitorina
The issue of developing effective mechanisms to prevent and punish the crime of genocide remains relevant in the modern world. Over the years, the UN has been trying to fulfil the mandate to ensure...
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Australia’s New National Anti-Corruption Commission: Background and Critique Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Tim Prenzler, Janet Ransley
Australia has been the site of major advances in the creation of public sector anticorruption commissions since 1989. However, commissions with broad jurisdiction have been limited to the six state...
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Impartiality at the Patent Office Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Benedicto Acosta
Social contract is one of the most common schemes for justifying patents. According to this theory, inventors obtain a commercial exclusivity in exchange for the disclosure of the invention, with t...
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In Conversation with Equity: Qualitatively Engaging Quantitative Data for Equitable Social Impact Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Robert W. Ressler, Michelle Weiner, Dolores Acevedo-Garcia
Making meaningful progress towards achieving racial equity in public serving institutions requires making equity-informed decisions, which itself requires the use of equity-oriented data. Public an...
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Power and Public Administration: Applying a Transformative Approach to Freedom of/Access to Information Research Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Sule Tomkinson
Freedom of Information (FOI) or Access to Information (ATI) legislation regulates the right to make written requests for government records. Previous research either interrogates the effectiveness ...
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Advancing Legal and Ethical Arguments against Ex-Governors’ Pension Practice in Nigeria Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Abel E. Ezeoha, Nelson N. Nkwor, Clementina I. Kanu, Makuachukwu G. Ojide, Isaac M. Ikpor
One of the biggest issues with public accountability in most federal systems is the payment of pensions to former public officeholders such as governors, which is arguably undermining ethical stand...
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Reel Philanthropy: Lessons in Love Using Autoethnographic Filmmaking in Public Affairs Education Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Lindsey M. McDougle, Rauzar Alexander
Love is at the heart of the mission of public service. Nevertheless, the field of public administration has drifted away from this core principle. In this article, we propose an approach to integra...
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Impact of Institutional Performance and Integrity on Public Trust during COVID-19: A Retrospective Examination in the Arabic Context Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Abdulfattah Yaghi, Majed Yaghi
This study examines trust in public sector institutions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the impact factors.A survey was administered to a convenience sample of 1,372 local and expatr...
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Legitimizing Organizations via Research: Facilitating Possibilities through the Study of Relational, Emergent, Transformative, and Change-Oriented Organizations (RETCOs) Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Katherine K. Chen, James M. Mandiberg
Under multiple public administration reforms since the 1980s, public bureaucracies’ activities range from connecting with markets to inviting the participation of service users, citizens, and netwo...
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Strengthening Internal Reporting Systems: A Qualitative Study into the Role of Dutch Confidential Advisors Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Stijn Klarenbeek, Rob van Eijbergen
Abstract Organizations—public as well as private ones—continue to struggle with the correction and prevention of integrity violations. In this regard, specific attention in the Netherlands has been given to the confidential advisor (CA), who supports reporters, informs employees on integrity policies, and signals to management about integrity risks and trends in internal reporting. To further strengthen
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The Relationship Between Religious Faith and Trust in Science in the Context of Mandatory Vaccination Against COVID-19: Experience of Kazakhstan Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Aigul Shilmenova, Elmira Otar, Olga Arinova, Konstantin Sokolovskiy
Abstract This article investigates the covariation of belief and science credibility in Kazakhstan in the context of COVID-19 and vaccination. The research methodology is based on a multi-country analysis of COVID-19 indicators from a global database of COVID-19 vaccinations, and the covariance of belief and science credibility was estimated in the case of Kazakhstan. According to the survey, 33.5%
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Making a Case for Afrofuturism as a Critical Qualitative Inquiry Method for Liberation Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Temidayo Eseonu, Florence Okoye
Abstract Afrofuturism as “both an artistic aesthetic and a framework for critical theory” is concerned with racial equity and technological agency to create emergent liberatory [social] systems. Using Afrofuturism as a research method encourages the imagination of new possibilities for Black liberation in a world where racial inequalities persist. Through Afrofuturism, researchers and public administrators
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Qualitative Methods and Interpersonal Citizen-State Encounters: Interpreting Policing in the United States Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Mark Benton
Abstract The heart of the citizen-state encounter is the interpersonal interaction, and quantitative methods alone cannot fully capture its nuances. The interpersonal citizen-state encounter entails emotions, antecedents, and perspectives that inform present interactions and require interpretation, all hallmarks of qualitative methods. To demonstrate the complexity of the citizen-state encounter and
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Exploring the Demographic Determinants of Integrity in Careerist Senior Civil Servants: Role of Social Norms and Security Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Girish Balasubramanian, Ram Kumar Kakani
Abstract Given rising concerns over corruption globally, this research investigates the factors that influence integrity. The study found no statistically significant effect of prior education, geography, or experience on the integrity levels of careerist senior civil servants (CSCS) in India (also known as, Indian administrative service officers), which is infamous for corruption in public administration
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Emancipation and Street-Level Bureaucracy in non-Western Contexts: The Representation of Neurodiverse Individuals in Public Sector Organizations Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Mohamed Mousa, Beatrice Avolio, Saeed Pahlevan Sharif
Abstract This paper aims to identify the extent to which neurodiverse individuals experience fair representation in public sector organizations in Egypt and the main factors that foster such representation. A systematic qualitative research method was used with data collected through semi-structured interviews with 36 street-level bureaucrats who have the title “general manager.” The findings show
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Sensing the State: The Importance of Making the Researcher’s Citizen-State Relationship Explicit within Qualitative Research Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Hannah Lebovits
Abstract In this article, I challenge the tendency towards underreported engagement with one’s own positionality vis-à-vis the state and note that qualitative manuscripts offer a unique opportunity to engage in liberatory practices by articulating this specific aspect of positionality on the page. To provide empirical evidence of the value of identifying and reckoning with the scholar’s relationship
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Data Laundering Border Violence: Performance Measures and Immigration Enforcement Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-08-02 sasha skaidra
Abstract On July 8, 2020, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) tabled its report on immigration removals, finding that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) fails to enforce deportations in a timely manner and has abysmal record-keeping practices. The report concludes that these failings undermine the integrity of Canada’s immigration system and endangers the public. Critical Accounting
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Anchoring into Space: A Reflexive Approach for Attending to Trauma When Engaging in Research with Older Persons with Experiences of Homelessness Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Diandra Serrano, Émilie Cormier, Tamara Sussman, Valérie Bourgeois-Guérin, Dyane Provost, Christine A. Walsh, Atiya Mahmood, Sarah L. Canham
Abstract Reflexivity, which requires the conscious appraisal of how researchers’ social positions and subjectivities interact with the research process, has become increasingly popular in qualitative research with participants at heightened risk of marginalization and trauma histories. Despite the documented traumas associated with marginalization, little has been written about the process of integrating
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Mobile Apps: A Comparative Perspective using the “Cascade of Deference” Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Srinivas Yerramsetti, Aroon Manoharan
This article frames the action imperative as an ethical dilemma for governance actors. It situates the debate in the context of the design and implementation of digital contact tracing applications...
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Diary Designs as a Compassionate Research Design Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Cynthia J. Barboza-Wilkes, Thai V. Le
Abstract This essay explores the ethical underpinnings and utility of diary designs as a component of a triangulated research strategy that challenges positivist approaches to research. Building upon the work of Critical, Feminist, and Indigenous researchers, we show how centering marginalized voices through storytelling and diary designs allows for the examination of short-term, nuanced processes
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“What is the Community Going to Get from It?” Abolitionist Ethics and the Praxis of Responding to Reciprocal Community Requests Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Stephen Danley, Kathryn Jackson, Melissa A. Thompson
Abstract In this article, we highlight an underdiscussed element of field work: reciprocal community requests—requests from community to engage beyond conducting ethical research and to support a community’s own work. We draw from our own fieldwork in New Orleans, LA, Camden, NJ, and Philadelphia, PA, to make these requests visible and discuss their importance. We find that these reciprocal requests
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Where Do We Go from Here? A Co-authored Autoethnographic Reflection on the Emotional Labor of Qualitative Interviewing and How to Navigate It Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Morgan D. Vogel, Josephine K. Hazelton-Boyle
Abstract As qualitative interviewers, we know firsthand that the emotional labor of interviewing does not stop at the interview; rather, interviewers continue to carry the emotional labor as they “re-tell” interviewees’ stories with credibility and compassion. This research offers our autoethnographic reflections on conducting qualitative interviews with public service practitioners around topics of
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Criminal Judicial Actions of the Defence Lawyer and Prosecutor: Problems of the U.S. Legal System Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Sergiy O. Ivanytskyy, Volodymyr S. Bondar, Alina P. Bunina, Dmytro Y. Fursov, Olena V. Odintsova
Abstract The main purpose of the article research is to identify the reasons and motives for the commission of professional misconduct by these groups of officials and specialists in the field of jurisprudence. In this study, a combination of methods of systematic analysis of the main aspects of conducting a pre-trial investigation with the involvement of a defence lawyer and the participation of a
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Using Participatory Action Research as a Liberatory Tool in Nonprofit Organizations Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Ming Hu, Randy Stoecker
Abstract Various forms of participatory action research (PAR) have in the past decades gained prominence in practice-oriented scholarship in pursuit of human liberatory causes. But this strand of research remains much less visible in the mainstream publications of nonprofit research. This article discusses PAR in relation to its concept, philosophy, methods, processes, validity and ethics. Then, it
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A Review of The Platform: A Social Commentary of the Rise and Fall of Social Equity Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Schnequa N. Diggs
Published in Public Integrity (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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The Routledge Handbook of Public Service Interpreting. Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Ran Yi
Published in Public Integrity (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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How Disciplinary Processes in the Public Service (legally) Violate Individual Rights: A Case Study from Brazil Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Christina W. Andrews
Abstract The article presents a case study on the law that regulates disciplinary processes in the Brazilian Federal Public Service (Act 8,112/1990). The aim of this investigation is to examine the features of the law that may lead to unfairness in disciplinary processes. Two theoretical concepts guide the investigation: “institutional corruption” and “administrative evil.” Institutional corruption
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Should Liberal Feminists Support Hijab Ban in the West? Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Mohammad Muaz Jalil
Abstract French law 2004-228 and Quebec’s Bill 21 has prohibited wearing conspicuous religious symbols while discharging public duty, especially as teachers in public school. This has aroused robust public debate because it disproportionately affects Muslim women wearing hijabs. This paper investigates the philosophical/ethical argument on both sides of the debate. The key research question is whether
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Economic Policy of the CIS Countries: Standard Import Substitution Instruments Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-03-24 Ilia Aksenov, Alexey Koryakov, Mayya Dubovik, Sevda Hajizada
Abstract The aim of this study is to analyze the most widely used import substitution instruments of CIS and identifying the most prospective directions for import substitution developing in the economy of post-Soviet states. Due to implementation of a multi-stage comprehensive research project based on a quantitative approach, the aim of this study was achieved. The present study showed that three
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Racial Justice in the Nonprofit Sector: Addressing Nonprofit Sustainability in Diverse Communities Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Karl Besel, K. Tyrone Spann, James W. Wallace Jr., Charlotte L. Williams, Tonya E. Thornton
Nonprofit organizations in the United States depend upon a diverse set of funding streams to sustain their operations. This study will consist of revisiting the 2011 Nonprofit Management and Leader...
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Intergovernmental Coordination in Handling COVID-19 in Indonesia: Identifying Pivotal Issues Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-03-10 Ulung Pribadi, Muhammad Iqbal
Abstract This paper aims to identify pivotal issues of intergovernmental coordination in handling COVID-19 in Indonesia. This study used a qualitative approach with NVivo 12 Plus to evaluate and visualize data gathered from online media reports and government regulatory documents on intergovernmental coordination in handling the COVID-19 outbreak. This study identified pivotal issues in intergovernmental
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Reframing Ethics for the ‘New Normal’ Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Danny L. Balfour
Abstract This essay argues that the crisis precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd homicide casts a harsh light on an ethical decline that has been underway for more than two decades. Case studies that teach administrators how to adhere to bureaucratic values and the conventional approach to politics and administration are not sufficient to guide administrators into the new normal where
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Somali Passport Service Providers Competing for Bribes: Which Government Body Is Taking More? Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-02-21 Adan Ahmed Bulale
Abstract This research investigates the prevalence of corruption and use of intermediaries at immigration sites, the municipality, and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Mogadishu, Somalia. Through an online survey, 80 responses were recorded from residents in Mogadishu who work in academia, businesses, and international NGOs. Five anonymous civil servants were interviewed over telephone
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Professional Codes of Ethics for Public Administrators: What Are They Really Telling Us? Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-02-22 Diane L. Odeh
Professional codes of ethics are widely regarded as an authority for public administrators as they navigate ethical decision-making. Despite this importance, the codes themselves have not been eval...
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Exploring the Attitudes of Kuwait’s Residents Toward the Role of Corruption and Anti-Corruption Entities (Nazaha) in Kuwait Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-02-08 Rashed Alhaimer
Abstract This paper explored the attitudes of Kuwaiti residents toward corruption practices in Kuwait and the role of the Nazaha Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority in tackling such actions. To achieve the aim of this study, a survey questionnaire, which was based on a survey introduced by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in 2018, was distributed to 535 participants in Kuwait. The questionnaire
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A Literature Overview on Data-Driven Value and Accountability: Connecting the Private and Public Dimensions Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Pietro Pavone, Paolo Ricci, Massimiliano Calogero, Paolo Capaccioni
Abstract Despite a general awareness of the potential of big data in terms of public interest, several obstacles prevent their effective sharing. This study, linking the discourse on data to the concepts of data value and accountability, aims at emancipating the scientific debate from the emphasis on administrative transparency and the protection of privacy, tracing new perspectives for future research
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Heightened Expectations for Ethical Behavior in Municipalities: Human Resource and Civility Training for Elected Officials Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Michelle L. Wade, Susan Fiorentino
Municipal managers and employees often work closely with elected officials due to the smaller nature of their organizations, and they may be subject to abusive behavior in the workplace. However, t...
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Citizens and Business Corruption: Challenges before Collective Capability Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-01-13 Sujay Ghosh
Corruption enables private gains for public purposes, violates democracy, and incapacitates the majority of people. Though under-discussed, business or corporate corruption rather flourishes from g...
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Legislatures and Reforms: A Two-Decade Experience with the Ukrainian Legislature Public Integrity Pub Date : 2023-01-11 Michaël Bonnal, Irina Khmelko
Abstract This study addresses the question of what drives legislators to prioritize different areas of reform in post-authoritarian societies that take on a path of democratization. Specifically, this study uses the case of the Ukrainian legislature to analyze legislative preferences toward tackling corruption and economic or institutional reforms. We use eight waves of surveys of Ukrainian legislators