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Strategies To Reduce Corrupt Practices At The Firm Level In Nigeria, Alexander Iloka Rajis
Strategies To Reduce Corrupt Practices At The Firm Level In Nigeria, Alexander Iloka Rajis
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Corruption is harmful to businesses and impedes performance and growth. When business leaders fail to mitigate fraud and corruption, their business and the local economy suffer. Grounded in the principal-agent theory and the integrative social contract theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies business leaders in Nigeria use to reduce firm-level corrupt practices. The participants were six anticorruption officers at three firms who implemented successful strategies to reduce corrupt practices to enhance performance. Data collected came from semistructured interviews and company documents. Five themes emerged from the thematic analysis: bribery and corruption are part …