The effects of ICT use and ICT Laws on corruption: A general deterrence theory perspective

Bhattacherjee, Anol; Shrivastava, Utkarsh

doi:10.1016/j.giq.2018.07.006

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“…There is a diversity of optimistic and pessimistic perspectives concerning ICT's heterogeneous and complex interactions with national growth, social welfare or government development, results in conflicting academic debates. For instance, while several studies note the beneficial effects of ICT on social welfare, such as reduction of corruption (Bhattacherjee and Shrivastava 2018) or increase of the happiness (Gelot et al 2015); some other reports did not find any significant link between ICT and public value (Mimbi and Bankole 2016), or found partial effects of ICT factors on social welfare (Lee et al 2017;Richmond and Triplett 2018). Regarding the impacts of ICT on government development, while some studies argue that different levels of ICT infrastructure do not correspond to providing e-service (Nguyen 2014); several other findings link the e-government maturity with ICT infrastructure growth (Das et al 2017).…”

Section: Digitalisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modelling the Asymmetrical Relationships between Digitalisation and Sustainable Competitiveness: A Cross-Country Configurational Analysis

2020

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Sustainable competitiveness (SC) encourages nations not only to meet the needs of the current generation but also to sustain or even expand national wealth in the future without depleting natural and social capital. Drawing on complexity theory, we used a configurational approach to identify under what necessary and sufficient conditions, digitalisation contributes to achieve higher SC. Shifting attention from net effects to configuration analysis improves our understanding of cross-national differences in sustainability by exploring how the digitalisation factors combine to strengthen SC power across countries. To address the complexity of this configuration, we have incorporated fsQCA and NCA techniques in the modelling of high and low levels of sustainable competitiveness recipes. Analysis of data from 127 countries advanced our perception of how access to ICT infrastructures and capabilities, combined with the adoption and usage of ICT could result in different degrees of sustainable competitiveness. Theoretically, this study contributes to the literature on digitalisation and national sustainability; and it can practically act as a guideline for policymakers to understand the complex interactions and causal configurations of digitalisation factors on sustainability.

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Section: Digitalisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modelling the Asymmetrical Relationships between Digitalisation and Sustainable Competitiveness: A Cross-Country Configurational Analysis

2020

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“…Furthermore, once corruption is detected, there is a need for having mechanisms to take the next step. Bhattacherjee and Shrivastava (2018) found that ICT laws moderate the effect of ICT use on corruption. This suggests that legislation might be needed to ensure that ICT reduces CoC once the threshold has been reached.…”

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“…This suggests that legislation might be needed to ensure that ICT reduces CoC once the threshold has been reached. ICT investments may have a limited impact on corruption, unless complemented with sufficient ICT laws (Bhattacherjee & Shrivastava, 2018;Lalountas et al, 2011). Arayankalam, Khan, and Krishnan (2020) emphasized the need to have distinct government responsibilities among the legislature, executive, and judiciary branches.…”

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The Influence of ICT on the Control of Corruption

Darusalam

Janssen

Sohag

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International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age

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Corruption might occur in many places within the government. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be used to create a more open and transparent government enabling the Control of Corruption (CoC). The research presented in this paper aims to analyze the effect of ICT on CoC in open government. Using panel data of ASEAN countries over 33 years from 1984 to 2016, this study examined the data utilizing panel Auto-Regressive Distributed Lags (ARDL). The results of this study reinforce the existing literature on the positive effects of ICT on CoC. However, the assumed relationship is more complicated than often assumed. This study shows the presence of a quadratic (non-linear) inverted u-shaped relationship between the ICT development and CoC, which implies that there is no further opportunity for ICT alone to reduce corruption once a threshold is reached. ICT might even be used to facilitate corruption. Hence, ICT needs to be complemented by institutional and organizational measures and education to fight corruption.

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“…Following recent empirical literature focusing on the GMM estimation, this paper adopts the GMM estimation strategy for at least four main reasons (Bhattacherjee and Utkarsh, 2018;Baklouti and Boujelbene, 2019;Tchamyou et al, 2019;Asongu et al, 2020). In the first criterion, the number of cross-sections is higher than the corresponding number of periods in each country.…”

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International comparative evidence of e-government success and economic growth: technology adoption as an anti-corruption tool

Amari

Baklouti

Mouakher³

2020

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the impact of information communication technology (ICT) use and government efficiency on the economic growth. It assesses empirically the impact of government success in ICT promotion and government efficiency to enhance economic growth and catalyzing corruption control through technology adoption. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines the relationship between ICT and economic growth in a large sample of 149 countries for the period 2012–2016. The empirical evidence is based on the generalized method of moments. Findings There is a significant relationship between e-government development, ICT development and institutional quality, and not ICT development and corruption. The empirical results show that a negative value of the interaction suggests that the impact of corruption on economic growth is smaller for countries with a higher level of technology adoption. Practical implications The differences in e-government success across countries in the world are influenced by the digital divide due to income and corruption control level. Originality/value The efficiency of technology adoption and promotion will ensure stronger effects of corruption control on economic growth. Relevant practical implications derive from the research that can guide public policy in the area of e-government.

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The effects of ICT use and ICT Laws on corruption: A general deterrence theory perspective

Cited by 60 publications

References 21 publications

Modelling the Asymmetrical Relationships between Digitalisation and Sustainable Competitiveness: A Cross-Country Configurational Analysis

Modelling the Asymmetrical Relationships between Digitalisation and Sustainable Competitiveness: A Cross-Country Configurational Analysis

The Influence of ICT on the Control of Corruption

International comparative evidence of e-government success and economic growth: technology adoption as an anti-corruption tool

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