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Examining the whistle blowing Act of Ghana and it effectiveness in combating corporate crime

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  • Ndebugri, Haruna
  • Senzu, Emmanuel Tweneboah

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The Study, sort to deeply investigate the structural dynamics of corporate crimes in public Institutions, which are recognized and recorded in the criminal records of Ghana and the effectiveness of the whistle blowing “Act”, which was passed in 2006 by the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana to curb the menace.

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  • Ndebugri, Haruna & Senzu, Emmanuel Tweneboah, 2018. "Examining the whistle blowing Act of Ghana and it effectiveness in combating corporate crime," MPRA Paper 85602, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Corporate crime; Whistle blowing; Public Institution; Public servants;
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    • K4 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior

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