RETRACTED: Empirical assessment on factors contributing to integrity practices of Malaysian public sector officers
Business Process Management Journal
ISSN: 1463-7154
Article publication date: 25 December 2020
Issue publication date: 3 August 2021
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The publishers of the Business Process Management Journal wish to retract the article Johari, R.J., Alam, M.M. and Said, J. (2021), “Empirical assessment on factors contributing to integrity practices of Malaysian public sector officers”, Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 1217-1237. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-06-2020-0297.
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Abstract
Purpose
Integrity-related issues are now endemic to public service bureaucracies. It is claimed that corruption in the public sector is very common in various departments/agencies. Lack of integrity will lead to failings in governance and proper oversight of procedures, and subsequently poor financial management and incidents of fraud. Based on the stakeholder theory perspective, this study examines the influences of accountability, risk management and managerial commitment on practices of integrity in the Malaysian public sector.
Design/methodology/approach
Primary data were collected through both printed and online questionnaires given to 210 department heads operating within selected Malaysian federal ministries. Data were analysed via the partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach to examine the research hypotheses.
Findings
It is evident that integrity practices in Malaysia's public sector are statistically significantly related to risk management, accountability and management commitment.
Practical implications
The findings will help the Malaysian federal ministries to take the necessary steps to improve integrity so that dependability and efficiency are the hallmarks of public sector services.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is one of the first to examine the role of accountability, risk management and managerial commitment to integrity in the public sector of a developing market economy.
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Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial grant received from the Accounting Research Institute (ARI), and Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia for all supports and resources.
Citation
Johari, R.J., Alam, M.M. and Said, J. (2021), "RETRACTED: Empirical assessment on factors contributing to integrity practices of Malaysian public sector officers", Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 1217-1237. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-06-2020-0297
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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