Resisting Corruption in Grameen Bank

Mohammad I. Azim () and Ron Kluvers ()
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Mohammad I. Azim: Swinburne University of Technology
Ron Kluvers: Swinburne University of Technology

Journal of Business Ethics, 2019, vol. 156, issue 3, No 1, 604 pages

Abstract: Abstract Across the world, corruption is endemic, a cause of growing inequality, and an impediment to economic growth. Many countries have attempted to curb corruption at the national level, with little success. Researchers have argued that, instead of initiate controlling corruption at national level, resisting corruption should be actively instigated within organisations. Specifically, Luo (Manag Organ Rev 1(1):119–154, 2005) suggests that corruption becomes entrenched in organisations through the task and institutional environments, and can therefore only be fought through changes in institutional architecture. Modification of Luo’s model, by putting in place anti-corruption systems at the start, shows how anti-corruption behaviours become established and can be resisted. In this paper, we explore the successful management of organisational corruption by the Grameen Bank, a leading microfinance institute that operates in Bangladesh. For many years, this bank has stood out against the generally accepted culture of corruption in Bangladesh. Using the case study method, this research explores the impact of the anti-corruption structures and processes implemented by Grameen Bank, as a unique illustration within Bangladesh of the value of this modified version of the Luo’s model. The bank has actively introduced policies and processes that have made it difficult for corruption to become established.

Keywords: Corruption; Grameen Bank; Bangladesh; Luo’s model; First-order corruption; Second-order corruption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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