Corruption: what is it
costing us?
We support the Sustainable Development Goals
Globally, corruption is estimated to cost us around $3.6 trillion a year (according to the World Economic Forum). But corruption also has far reaching consequences for our political and justice systems, our businesses, and for us as individuals.
In this mission, we ask:
- What are the causes of corruption? Why does it happen?
- What is the impact of corruption on society, the economy, and individuals?
- And, crucially, how can corruption be avoided?
If you're a researcher looking to publish a paper in this area, you can browse our full list of journals by subject area or view our latest call for papers to find the perfect home for your research.
Or, better yet, get in touch with us directly using the form at the bottom of this page. We’d love to hear from you!
This mission supports our Responsible management goal
On this page
- An introduction to corruption
- What are the causes of corruption? Why does it happen?
- What is the impact of corruption on society, the economy, and individuals?
- How can we combat corruption and prevent it from happening in the future?
- Featured journals
- Policy document: How to deal with corruption if you want your economy to grow
- Featured blogs & opinion pieces
- Related books
- Free book chapters
- Trust: how is it built, and how is it broken?
- Subject pages
- Talk to us about your work
- Mission-led research – our goals
An introduction to corruption
Find out everything you need to know about the subject of corruption, what the current research covers, and the areas we'd love to see more research from in the future, in this introduction from our goal advisor Dr. Richard Oloruntoba.
What are the causes of corruption? Why does it happen?
Corruption can take many forms. In this section we look at the many areas in which corruption can emerge: from American congress to local police departments, from multinationals like Rolls-Royce to small family business to the entire construction industry. Crucially, we will discover why corruption emerges in these areas and examine the likelihood of it happening again.
Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management
What is the impact of corruption on society, the economy, and individuals?
Why do we care about corruption? How does it affect us? The following articles examine the impact of corruption, not just on our societies and economies but also on us as individuals. We will learn that corruption affects us all, particularly those of us who are most vulnerable in society.
How can we combat corruption and prevent it from happening in the future?
This section examines the current methods used to combat corruption, from sanctions to whistleblowing. How are these methods implemented? And are they effective?
Featured journals
Find out more about the journals we've used to select articles for this page. You can also search for a specific journal by subject area on our find a journal page.
If you want to publish your research in one of our journals, please get in touch.
Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal
International Journal of Managerial Finance
Journal of Advances in Management Research
Journal of Applied Accounting Research
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
Journal of Financial Crime
Journal of Money Laundering Control
Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
Policing: An International Journal
Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management
Review of Economics and Political Science
Review of International Business and Strategy
Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy
How to deal with corruption if you want your economy to grow
Authors: Stijn Kuipers and Veerle Verhey
Corruption is widely considered as one of the primary restrictors of economic growth. Anti-corruption therefore often takes top priority in development policy. Sadly, most anti-corruption efforts fail. In this policy brief, the authors explain why an overt focus on eradicating corruption is misguided.
Trust: how is it built, and how is it broken?
Once trust is broken, it can be very difficult to repair. Here we look at how vulnerable trust is within organisations and ask a number of questions.
View all our previous missions on our responsible management page
Chat to us about your work
We love hearing from researchers and practitioners about their work.
If you would like to contribute to this page, or you are working on research related to corruption and responsible management and would like to publish it in a journal, please let us know by filling in this form and we’ll get right back to you.
