The Mabey and Johnson bribery scandal: A case of executive hubris

Sarpong, David; Sajdakova, Jana; Adams, Kweku

doi:10.1002/tie.21989

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“…spousal rape or assault), or by violating laws in the host country of which they are not aware, such as assaulting public servants (taxi drivers, security guards) or accepting bribes to conduct business dealings (cf. Sarpong et al, 2019). Improper coping mechanisms during stressful situations can also be a serious problem.…”

Section: The Personal Domainmentioning

confidence: 99%

Highway to Hell? Managing expatriates in crisis

McNulty

Lauring

Jonasson

et al. 2019

JGM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework of severe expatriate crises focusing on the occurrence of “fit-dependent” crisis events, which is when the crisis is “man made” and triggered by expatriates’ maladjustment or acculturation stress in the host country. The authors focus on the causes, prevention and management of fit-dependent expatriate crises. Design/methodology/approach The authors develop a conceptual framework of fit-dependent expatriate crises that involves different levels of analysis. Findings The conceptual framework shows that crises can be triggered at micro, meso and macro levels ranging from the personal and family domains (micro), to the network and organisational domains (meso) as well as the host country domain (macro). The authors conceptualise these “domains of causes” as triggering maladjustment and acculturation stress that ultimately leads to a severe crisis event with correspondingly serious and potentially life-changing consequences. Furthermore, using a process perspective, the authors outline strategies for preventing and managing crises before, during and after the crisis occurs, discussing the support roles of various internal (organisational) and external (specialist) stakeholders. Originality/value Studying the link between expatriation and crises is a highly relevant research endeavour because severe crisis events will impact on HRM policies, processes and procedures for dealing with employees living abroad, and will create additional challenges for HRM beyond what could normally be expected. Using attribution theory to explain why organisational support and intervention to assist expatriates during a crisis is not always forthcoming, and theories of social networks to elucidate the “first responder” roles of various support actors, the authors contribute to the expatriate literature by opening up the field to a better understanding of the dark side of expatriation that includes crisis definition, prevention, management and solutions.

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Section: The Personal Domainmentioning

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Highway to Hell? Managing expatriates in crisis

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Lauring

Jonasson

et al. 2019

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“…Mabey and Johnson were accused of inducing politicians and government officials in Ghana with bribes totalling £470,000, to win bridge contracts between 1994 and 1999. The company was found guilty of bribery and fined £6.6 million, while three executives of the company were given prison sentences [47].…”

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Towards Improving Performance of the Construction Industry in Ghana: A SWOT Approach

Frimpong

Sunindijo²,

Wang

2020

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The construction industry is the second largest contributor to GDP and a significant driver of economic activities in Ghana. Given the importance of the construction industry in boosting the national economy, it is essential to develop effective strategies to keep improving the performance of the industry. To achieve this aim, this research conducted the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis of the Ghanaian construction industry. Underpinned by the SWOT analysis, strategic recommendations are provided to minimise the weaknesses and neutralise the threats that confront the industry, while taking advantage of the strengths and exploiting the opportunities presented to it. These include investment to facilitate innovation and growth, human resource development, development and enforcement of policy and standards, and conducive procurement practice. The recommendations are expected to provide practical and theoretical directions to the industry’s stakeholders on effective ways to improve the industry’s performance.

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“…First, we used exploratory qualitative research method (Securing and Muller, 2008;Maxwell, 2012), where our data sources included peer reviewed journals, annual reports and bulletins/newsletters on cocoa agroforestry systems in Ghana. This method of archival analysis of different sources of data provide a better opportunity for us to understand the extent of cocoa Agroforestry research and interventions in Ghana (Sarpong et al, 2018). The second source of data was qualitative interviews (from December, 2018to March, 2019 using open-ended interviews, a better method considering the exploratory nature of our research questions (Brink and Svendsen, 2013): Farmers' view of shade trees on their cocoa farms and how that influences their adoption of cocoa agroforestry.…”

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The role of shade trees in influencing farmers’ adoption of cocoa agroforestry systems: Insight from semi-deciduous rain forest agroecological zone of Ghana

Kaba

Otu-Nyanteh

Abunyewa

2020

NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

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Farmers growing desire for no shade cocoa system has reiterated the scepticism about the impact of research on farmers' adoption of cocoa Agroforestry. In this study, we assess farmers' perception about shade trees and how that influences their adoption of cocoa Agroforestry. Five cocoa growing communities in the Eastern Region of Ghana and 91 cocoa farmers were purposively sampled and interviewed. The result showed that the most desirable shade trees among the farmers were Spathodea campanulata, Terminalia superba, and Terminalia ivorensis while Alstonei boonei was the least desirable. About 87 % of farmers introduced shade trees at different stages of cocoa farm establishment while 13 % of farmers had existing trees at establishment. Farmers with less than 11 years farming experience and those with Senior High education kept the recommended number (15-18) of shade trees ha − 1 . Most farmers related the importance of shade trees to the good growth of cocoa associated crops (37 %) and as source of fodder (31 %), while higher cocoa yield and low education on the importance of shade trees were major reasons farmers removed shade trees. In conclusion, collaboration between farmers and other stakeholders in the cocoa sector is essential in reversing the growing hunger for no shaded cocoa system. This collaboration must focus on educating farmers on the importance of shade trees, and by providing money and agro-inputs support to farmers as impetus for the adoption of cocoa Agroforestry in Ghana.

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The Mabey and Johnson bribery scandal: A case of executive hubris

Cited by 13 publications

References 59 publications

Highway to Hell? Managing expatriates in crisis

Highway to Hell? Managing expatriates in crisis

Towards Improving Performance of the Construction Industry in Ghana: A SWOT Approach

The role of shade trees in influencing farmers’ adoption of cocoa agroforestry systems: Insight from semi-deciduous rain forest agroecological zone of Ghana

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