Are women less corrupt than men? Evidence from Ghana

Asomah, Joseph Yaw; Dim, Eugene Emeka; Li, Yiyan; Cheng, Hong-Ming

doi:10.1007/s10611-022-10034-1

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“…To buttress the aforementioned point, in a recent speech by the Attorney General of Ghana at the 10th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (COSP 10) in Atlanta, USA, it was revealed that research done on about 15,000 respondents highlighted that Ghanaian women were less corrupt in comparison with men. More so, Asomah et al (2023) with specific reference to Ghana, empirically confirmed GM 39,6 that compared to men, women are less likely to offer bribes. Clearly, from these studies, one could argue that women in Ghana are on average more likely to exhibit ethical behaviour as compared to their male counterparts.…”

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Gender of firm leadership and environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting: evidence from banks listed on Ghana Stock Exchange

Luh,

Arthur,

Fiador

et al. 2024

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Purpose This study aims to examine how woman corporate leadership indicators and environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure in listed banks on Ghana Stock Exchange are related. Design/methodology/approach Data was obtained from the audited annual reports of the banks for the period 2006–2020. Empirical result estimation was achieved using Panel Corrected Standard Errors. Findings The result revealed that female chief executive officer (CEO), female board chairperson and board gender diversity are associated with higher disclosure of ESG issues in listed banks in Ghana in overall terms. However, in terms of individual disclosures, female board chairperson positively impacts social disclosure, whereas both female CEO and female board chairperson affect governance disclosure positively. Research limitations/implications In this era of business where there is much emphasis on green business and investment by various stakeholders for purposes of ensuring business legitimacy, the result implies that banks must consider females to occupy the positions of CEO and board chairperson since that can help to improve ESG performance of banks. Practical implications In this era of business where there is much emphasis on green business, socially responsible investment and impact investment by various stakeholders, the result implies that banks must consider improving the representation of women in leadership since that can help to improve ESG performance of banks and hence ability to attract more investors. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to provide empirical evidence from a developing country perspective in Sub-Saharan Africa that gender of bank leadership has implications for ESG disclosure.

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Gender of firm leadership and environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting: evidence from banks listed on Ghana Stock Exchange

Luh,

Arthur,

Fiador

et al. 2024

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“…However, the relationship between corruption prevalence and support or engagement in corruption is scanty in the literature. A few studies showed that perceptions of corruption prevalence highly correlate with and predict officials' engagement in and support of corruption (e.g., [7,60,61]).…”

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Corruption in Ghana’s Justice System in the Eyes of Police Officers

Agaawena Amagnya

2023

Global Trends in Law Enforcement - Theory and Practice

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Corruption is a topical issue worldwide particularly when criminal justice systems and institutions that ensure compliance with the law and play a key role in controlling corruption are affected. Evidence from research shows that citizens of developing countries in Africa and elsewhere perceived criminal justice institutions in their countries, especially the police and judiciary, as among the most corrupt public institutions. However, little research has considered the views of criminal justice officials themselves when it comes to corruption in criminal justice systems. Through a survey of 616 Ghanaian police officers, this study examines police officers’ views of corruption in Ghana’s criminal justice system. Descriptive statistical analyses were conducted to ascertain police officers’ views of the nature, prevalence, levels, and initiators of corruption. A key finding is that police officers perceive corruption as prevalent in Ghana’s criminal justice system and as a serious problem. In addition, high public perceptions of corruption in the police and judiciary recorded in public perception surveys are corroborated by this study. Consistent with prior studies, lawyers, suspects/accused persons, and other judicial officers were identified as common initiators of corruption in the justice system. However, contrary to previous studies, many police officers stated that corruption in criminal justice institutions in Ghana has decreased in the past 5 years. The chapter concludes that leaders of criminal justice institutions should desist from denying corruption allegations and research finds their institutions among the most corrupt. Such denials appear to be influencing officers in the front line. Rather, efforts should be made to address the perception or reality of corruption in criminal justice institutions.

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Rural–Urban Dynamics of Police Corruption: Views of Ghanaian Police Officers

Amagnya

2024

Int Criminol

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Are women less corrupt than men? Evidence from Ghana

Cited by 4 publications

References 40 publications

Gender of firm leadership and environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting: evidence from banks listed on Ghana Stock Exchange

Gender of firm leadership and environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting: evidence from banks listed on Ghana Stock Exchange

Corruption in Ghana’s Justice System in the Eyes of Police Officers

Rural–Urban Dynamics of Police Corruption: Views of Ghanaian Police Officers

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