Moral Values and Ethics as Antidotes for Corruption in the South African Public Service and Administration

Lekubu, Bernard Khotso; Sibanda, Omphemetse S.

doi:10.19108/koers.86.1.2482

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“…However, as the problem statement of the current paper has already indicated, the initiatives discussed did not serve to lift the poor out of their poverty. Many of those who headed the programmes for developing the South African poor diverted the investments and revenues concerned to their own accounts and benefit, such as in the case of the Venda Business Society Mutual Bank (known commonly as the VBS) (Geldenhuys, 2020;Lekubu & Sibanda, 2021).…”

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Encouraging wealth creation in children from poor families: a novel life skills approach

Molope,

Seeletse,

Ladzani

2023

IJRBS

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The article aims to promote financial literacy among youngsters from low-income backgrounds, encouraging them to engage in cost-effective investments that will enable them to accumulate wealth in the future. The article outlines a novel approach in life skills that entails shifting away from relying on uncertain grants and supports. Instead, it proposes utilizing a straightforward and practical mathematical model to generate money starting from a young age. The authors demonstrate that by utilizing a highly efficient investing option, young children have the ability to generate substantial wealth. To exemplify, we demonstrate the suggested methodology utilizing sequences and summations. Our method/proposal facilitates the enhancement of boundless wealth generation by enabling those who can invest more than the minimum requirement to accumulate greater wealth. The efficacy assessment of the new method is validated through the computation of the smallest investment, which is merely symbolic, yet yields boundless financial outcomes. The study findings, which have the potential to enhance governmental decision-making, can also be utilized for personal betterment. This work is innovative as it presents an alternative approach that imparts discipline, consistency, and honesty. It allows individuals to easily adopt the model with appropriate adjustments, hence facilitating the creation of wealth.

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Section: Reflectionmentioning

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Encouraging wealth creation in children from poor families: a novel life skills approach

Molope,

Seeletse,

Ladzani

2023

IJRBS

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“…Specifically, corruption may increase the cost of doing business for entrepreneurs who are forced to pay exorbitant bribes to secure a contract. Due to the rent-seeking behaviour of some public office officials (Lekubu and Sibanda, 2021), corruption may end up depriving entrepreneurs of essential resources meant to aid them in growing their businesses. Another view is that public sector corruption can discourage potential investors interested in investing in high-growth entrepreneurial companies (Ezebilo et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, several developing countries continue to battle issues of corruption where public funds are misused (Ezebilo et al, 2019). The public officials are often involved in initiating bribes (Puiu, 2015), misusing the public office for their gains, and state capture, among others (Lekubu and Sibanda, 2021). Existing findings regarding corruption and entrepreneurship development are inconclusive.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Foreign Direct Investment, Public Sector Venality and Entrepreneurship Development in Developing Countries

Dzomonda

Ngwakwe

2022

IJEFI

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This paper evaluates the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and entrepreneurship development in developing countries. The paper also analyses the intervening effect of public sector venality and the foreign direct investment effect on developing entrepreneurship in developing countries. The paper applied a quantitative research method. Secondary data collection covered four years (2016-2019). Data related to FDI were collected from the World Bank database; data for public sector corruption were collected from the Transparency International Corruption Index, and data related to entrepreneurship development were collected from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) reports. The sample consisted of nine developing countries which resulted in 36 observations. Data were analysed with the application of fixed effect regression. The results showed that foreign direct investment significantly affects entrepreneurship development in developing countries and that public sector venality negatively affects entrepreneurship development. The practical significance of these findings includes the need for developing countries to place pragmatic emphasis on the continuous attraction of foreign direct investment to accelerate the positive spill-over effect of foreign direct investment on local entrepreneurs, which comes with skills and technology advantages – amongst others. There is a dire need for governments in developing countries to rethink their approach toward eradicating public sector venality, which this research has confirmed as inimical to the nurturing and development of local entrepreneurship. This paper recommends an agenda for further research to explore the current model by including more samples and more time series in future analysis models.

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“…The view is that a good bureaucracy is a bureaucracy that prioritizes good public service (Sahri, 2021;Suban, 2020) international financial donor institutions utilised the idea of modern bureaucratic ethics frequently in the fields of political science and public administration in the early 1990s. The idea of bureaucratic ethics is also not all that unlike from modern intellectual concept (Lekubu et al, 2021).…”

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Islamic Bureaucracy in the Philosophy of Public Administration: A Narrative Literature Review

Alfian

Setianingsih

Kismartini

et al. 2022

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This study aimed to analyze bureaucracy and public administration with an approach to Islamic values about norms, ethics, and marsalah mursalah as the spirit of the law. Islam still pays attention to the reality of society, thus giving birth to a humanist and authoritative formulation of Islamic law instead of authoritarianism of Islamic law. The method used for this study is a literature study. This study can be integrated with Maqhasid Syariah, namely by exploring philosophical values (the theory values), norms, and ethics related to bureaucracy and public administration in Islamic law. A number of theories recognize that Islamic values also influence public administration, such as performance, ethics, and accountability. The conversion of Islamic principles and following the secular path will result in the failure of Muslim societies and social renewal, requiring a return to Islam. In conclusion, the legitimate form of bureaucracy and public administration in the Islamic world is not only academic interests but also political interests on a global scale.

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Moral Values and Ethics as Antidotes for Corruption in the South African Public Service and Administration

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Encouraging wealth creation in children from poor families: a novel life skills approach

Encouraging wealth creation in children from poor families: a novel life skills approach

Foreign Direct Investment, Public Sector Venality and Entrepreneurship Development in Developing Countries

Islamic Bureaucracy in the Philosophy of Public Administration: A Narrative Literature Review

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