Design/methodology/approach: This research analyzes the carbon disclosure of 1328 companies based in 19 countries. The level democracy, corruption and civil liberties countries was measured using variables from Varieties Democracy database. data were analyzed three econometric models. Purpose: paper answers following question: How does country affect disclosure? Findings: results show that is a...

Corruption is a key factor that affects countries’ development, with emerging countries being geographical area in which it tends to generate greater negative effects. However, few empirical studies analyze corruption from the point of view disclosure by companies this relevant area. Based on regression analysis using data 96 large 15 included 2016 International Transparency Report, paper seeks...

Received: 15 July 2008 Revised: 8 January 2010 Accepted: 12 February 2010 Online publication date: 24 June 2010 Abstract The international business (IB) literature has widely recognized political forces as major factors that complicate the strategic decisions of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Analyses by financial intermediaries can help to reduce the risk of information asymmetry caused by ...

This paper is aimed to analyze the multiple forms and faces of corruption, its typology and levels. The analysis begins reviewing a typology categorizing political corruption, economic corruption and public administration corruption and showing some examples of typologies, establishing the levels of corruption and indicating where can be encountered. It is concluded that corruption is just as m...

This article explores the advantages of covenant-keeping among the Yoruba people using them as models to be emulated in the contemporary Nigerian society. It aims at using the findings as a leverage to address the evils of corruption, abuse of office, oppression and money laundering prevalent in the country. A quick reflection on the socio-political and economic scenes in Nigeria shows a situat...

The health sector often appears prominent in surveys of perceived corruption, because citizens experience the symptoms of systemic corruption most distressingly during their interaction with frontline health workers. However, the underlying drivers of systemic corruption in society may be located in other social systems with the health system demonstrating the symptoms ...