Perceptions on the impact of anti-bribery measures, strategies and programs on the persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria

Abubakar Abubakar Saddiq and Abu Sufian Abu Bakar

Journal of Financial Crime, 2021, vol. 29, issue 4, 1356-1369

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to assess the perceptions of the grassroots on the impact of combative policy measures, strategies and programs introduced by the government and the civil society to reduce persistent occurrences of bribery practices in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach - Multi-stage or cluster sampling was used to acquire the data for this paper via survey questionnaire administered to the grassroots in Abuja, Nigeria. The data set is used to assess the impact of the various policy measures, strategies and programs on the persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria. The multiple linear regression method was used to estimate the data generated from 836 responses in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26. Findings - The result of the estimations indicates that the respondents perceived that some of the policy measures, strategies and programs introduced have reduced persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria, whereas others have remained ineffective in reducing the persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria. Originality/value - Previous studies on the impact of anti-bribery policy measures, strategies and programs were largely based on the perceptions of international institutions and business executives; this study appears to be the pioneer to focus on the perceptions of the grassroots in Abuja, Nigeria.

Keywords: Assessment; Grassroots; Anti-bribery measures; Strategies; Programs; Persistence of bribery practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1108/JFC-08-2021-0181

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