NFPOS and Their Anti-Corruption Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Australia

By focusing on major Australian overseas aid not-for-profit organisations (NFPOs), this study has found that NFPOs’ public disclosures lack appropriate commentary relating to anti-corruption measures. We found that this could be due to a break down in regulatory oversight caused by a lack of mandato...

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Main Authors: Islam, M., Haque, S., Gilchrist, David
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38008
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description By focusing on major Australian overseas aid not-for-profit organisations (NFPOs), this study has found that NFPOs’ public disclosures lack appropriate commentary relating to anti-corruption measures. We found that this could be due to a break down in regulatory oversight caused by a lack of mandatory reporting standards. This finding reinforces the experience of NFPOs in terms of addressing anti-corruption issues. The key lesson is that there is a need for significant improvement in the anti-corruption regulations, hence associated disclosure practices within the NFPOs sector.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-380082017-09-13T16:07:45Z NFPOS and Their Anti-Corruption Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Australia Islam, M. Haque, S. Gilchrist, David By focusing on major Australian overseas aid not-for-profit organisations (NFPOs), this study has found that NFPOs’ public disclosures lack appropriate commentary relating to anti-corruption measures. We found that this could be due to a break down in regulatory oversight caused by a lack of mandatory reporting standards. This finding reinforces the experience of NFPOs in terms of addressing anti-corruption issues. The key lesson is that there is a need for significant improvement in the anti-corruption regulations, hence associated disclosure practices within the NFPOs sector. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38008 10.1080/09540962.2017.1316133 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Islam, M.
Haque, S.
Gilchrist, David
NFPOS and Their Anti-Corruption Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Australia
title NFPOS and Their Anti-Corruption Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Australia
title_full NFPOS and Their Anti-Corruption Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Australia
title_fullStr NFPOS and Their Anti-Corruption Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Australia
title_full_unstemmed NFPOS and Their Anti-Corruption Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Australia
title_short NFPOS and Their Anti-Corruption Disclosure Practices: Evidence from Australia
title_sort nfpos and their anti-corruption disclosure practices: evidence from australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38008