Author
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- King Carl Tornam Duho
- Cletus Agyenim-Boateng
- Emmanuel Tetteh Asare
- Joseph Mensah Onumah
Abstract
Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine the convergence and determinants of anti-corruption disclosures of extractive firms in Africa. Design/methodology/approach - The study uses an unbalanced panel data of 27 firms operating in 5 African countries covering the period 2006 to 2018. Corporate data is collected from the global reporting initiative (GRI) database. The study uses an index to measure overall disclosure and individual items are coded as binary. The study uses fixed effects, panel logistic and panel-corrected standard error regression, depending on the type of dependent variable used. Findings - The results indicate that the determinants of anti-corruption disclosure are membership in the United Nations global compact (UNGC) and Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, multi-national enterprise status, corruption perception index and human development index (HDI). Specifically, UNGC membership and multi-national status enhance the disclosure on corruption analysis. Countries with a high prevalence of corruption tend to disclose more on corruption analysis. Disclosure on corruption training is high among firms that are UNGC signatories, countries with a high HDI and countries with a high prevalence of corruption. There is a weak effect of firm-level, industry-level and country-level factors on disclosures on corruption response. Research limitations/implications - The study provides insights on the use of GRI 205: Anti-Corruption, which has relevant implications for practitioners, policymakers and the academic community. Originality/value - This study is premier in exploring anti-corruption disclosure with a special focus on extractive firms in Africa. It is also unique in providing a test of both beta and sigma convergence among the firms.
Suggested Citation
King Carl Tornam Duho & Cletus Agyenim-Boateng & Emmanuel Tetteh Asare & Joseph Mensah Onumah, 2020.
"Convergence and determinants of anti-corruption disclosure among extractive firms in Africa,"
Journal of Financial Crime, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 30(4), pages 908-926, August.
Handle:
RePEc:eme:jfcpps:jfc-06-2020-0109
DOI: 10.1108/JFC-06-2020-0109
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