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Ethics and Accountable Governance in Africa's Public Sector, Volume I

Ethical Compliance and Institutional Performance

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Editors:
  1. Kemi Ogunyemi

    1. Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria

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  2. Isaiah Adisa

    1. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

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  3. Robert E. Hinson

    1. University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

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  • Identifies the challenges in building an ethically conscious public service in Africa and proposes solutions
  • Explores the potential of performance management as one solution towards effective public service delivery
  • Examines structures in the public sector and the extent to which they might enhance or hinder ethical practices

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies of Public Sector Management in Africa (PSPSMA)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Ethics and Ethical Compliance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Ethics and Accountable Governance in Africa: An Introduction

      • Kemi Ogunyemi, Isaiah Adisa, Robert E. Hinson
      Pages 3-17

    3. Ethical Dilemmas and the Changing Reality in Africa’s Public Sector

      • Nkemdilim Iheanachor, Emmanuel Etim
      Pages 19-37

    4. Conflict of Interest in Public Sector Organisations in Africa: Reflections on the Ghanaian, South-African and Kenyan Situation

      • Isaac Sewornu Coffie, Robert E. Hinson
      Pages 39-58

    5. The Subversion of the South African Public Accountability Ethics Codes of Conduct in the Name of Disaster Management During COVID-19 Pandemic

      • Mpfareleni Mavis Netswera, Fulufhelo Netswera
      Pages 59-82

    6. ‘Thuma Mina’ as a New Ethic of Public Service Accountability in South Africa

      • Khali Mofuoa
      Pages 83-106

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 201-203
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About this book

This book is an excellent resource for academics and students interested in ethics and accountability in the public sector, as well as for practitioners, NGO workers and policymakers. Over the last decades, issues in ethical leadership have become central to the global call for higher moral standards on the part of corporate organisations and their leaders and managers. The book’s chapters investigate these concerns in Africa, where governance gaps often reflect poor leadership. Parenthetically, in 2001, a UNDP report found difficulties in applying anti-corruption laws and managing public institutions in the continent. Twenty years on, significant efforts have been made to improve the situation, yet extensive challenges still subsist. In this first volume, contributors discuss the practice of ethics, anti-corruption, and performance management, and propose solutions, some general to the continent and others country-specific.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria

    Kemi Ogunyemi

  • Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

    Isaiah Adisa

  • University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

    Robert E. Hinson

About the editors

Kemi Ogunyemi is an Associate Professor. She teaches business ethics, managerial anthropology, self-leadership and sustainability management at Lagos Business School. She is also the director of the Christopher Kolade Centre for Research in Leadership and Ethics as well as the academic director for the School's Senior Management Programme. Her consulting and research interests include personal ethos, work-life ethic, social responsibility, sustainability, governance, and anti-corruption risk assessment.

Isaiah Adisa is a management researcher and consultant based in Nigeria. He has co-edited book(s) with several other book chapters and journal articles in recognised outlets. He is affiliated with the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, and his research interest cut across human resources management, organizational behaviour, marketing, and gender studies.

Professor Robert Ebo Hinson is the Deputy Vice Chancellor-Academic at the University of Kigali. He is also Visiting Professor of Marketing at the Lincoln International Business School, Professor of Marketing at the University of Ghana, and Extraordinary Professor of Marketing at the University of the Free State Business School. He holds a DPhil in Marketing from the University of Ghana and a PhD in International Business from the Aalbor

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ethics and Accountable Governance in Africa's Public Sector, Volume I

  • Book Subtitle: Ethical Compliance and Institutional Performance

  • Editors: Kemi Ogunyemi, Isaiah Adisa, Robert E. Hinson

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies of Public Sector Management in Africa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95394-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95393-5Published: 20 May 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95396-6Published: 20 May 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-95394-2Published: 19 May 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2730-6119

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-6127

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 203

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: African Business, Emerging Markets/Globalization, Public Policy, Management

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