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Managing (out) corruption in NGOs: A case study from the Bangladesh delta

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2020

Olav Muurlink Open the ORCID record for Olav Muurlink [Opens in a new window]  and
Stephanie A. Macht Open the ORCID record for Stephanie A. Macht [Opens in a new window]
Olav Muurlink
Affiliation:
School of Business and Law, CQUniversity, 160 Ann St, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
Stephanie A. Macht*
Affiliation:
School of Business and Law, CQUniversity, 400 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
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*Corresponding author. Email: s.macht@cqu.edu.au
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Abstract

Corruption is one of the most destructive and pervasive wicked problems, present in commercial enterprises, governmental agencies and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs). The reduction of corruption is prominent amongst the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, but research on corruption in the context of NGOs in developing countries is scarce, particularly relating to the identification and management of corruption in this context. This paper adds new insights to this under-researched field by providing a rich description of a single, longitudinal ethnographic case study of one NGO in Bangladesh, which has successfully identified and managed (out) complex, entrenched corruption through a simple sustainable intervention: expanding and improving information channels for stakeholders.

Keywords

corruptiontransparencyNon-Government Organisationsdeveloping countriesSustainable Development Goalsethnographic case study
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Research Article
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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 26 , Special Issue 6: Wicked Problems and Sustainable Development Goals , November 2020 , pp. 1014 - 1029
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2020

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