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REVIEW article

Front. Sociol.
Sec. Work, Employment and Organizations
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1371287

Evaluating policies and regulations used to control corruption among accounting officers in the public sector of South Africa: A Systematic Literature Review

Provisionally accepted
Hester Vorster Hester Vorster *Lilian Nwosu Lilian Nwosu
  • GIFT, North-West University, Mahikeng, South Africa

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    This manuscript's exploration of corruption within the public sector in South Africa is a significant contribution to the field of sociology, particularly within the specialty of work, employment, and organizations. It examines the complex interplay between organizational structures, government regulations, and individual behavior in the workplace. The study's focus on accounting officers in the public sector offers a nuanced understanding of how organizational practices, policy compliance, and the enforcement of regulations can impact the prevalence of corruption. This aligns with the journal's interest in understanding how organizational structures and policies influence employee behavior and societal outcomes. Furthermore, the recommendations provided for policy improvements and the implementation of monitoring systems are directly relevant to organizational studies, offering practical insights for both policymakers and sociologists interested in organizational ethics, accountability

    Keywords: Writing -original draft, Writing -review & editing. Lilian Nwosu: Writing -original draft, Writing -review & editing Writing -original draft, Writing -review & editing Accounting officer, Corruption, Evaluation, accountability, Public Sector

    Received: 16 Jan 2024; Accepted: 02 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Vorster and Nwosu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Hester Vorster, GIFT, North-West University, Mahikeng, South Africa

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