Employees’ Perception on the Possibility of Corruption Eradication in Nigeria

Ikpefan Ochei Ailemen*, Stephen Ojeka**
*-** Department of Banking & Finance, Covenant University, Ota.
Periodicity:March - May'2011
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.5.4.1427

Abstract

Corruption is no doubt endemic in our society, Nigeria. Evidences abound of how successive government’s effort at curbing its menace had fizzled out with time. The debilitating socio-economic situations of Nigerians have heightened the potential for corruption and sharp practices in public and private sectors of the economy. Besides, leaders and followers get entrenched in corruption because they lack independent economic base; hence they rely on the state of survival. It is on this note that this study examines employee’s perception of the possibility of corruption eradication. To consummate this study, Edo and Delta states were made the case study to which questionnaires were administered. Further determinants and control of corruption was explored. Frequency distribution and the analyses of Variance were used in the analysis. The findings confirmed that age and educational attainment does have no significant impact on employees’ views on corruption eradication. It was also confirmed that total eradication of corruption is not significantly feasible.

Keywords

Corruption eradication, Rationalization, Transparency.

How to Cite this Article?

Ikpefan Ochei Ailemen and Stephen Ojeka (2011). Employees' Perception On The Possibility Of Corruption Eradication In Nigeria. i-manager’s Journal on Management, 5(4), 21-30. https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.5.4.1427

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