Underlying assumptions of public service motivation: a view from the developing world
status: published
Fraud vulnerabilities in sport federations : the role of culture, leadership, and control
Research questionFraud is a major threat to the integrity of sports. Sport federations play a key role in safeguarding the integrity of their sport thus emphasizing the importance of internally strengthening their practices. However, a lack of research exists in understanding meso-level processes that contribute to organizations vulnerabilities to ...
Unpacking the public/government relationship in the context of sport events: an agency theory approach
status: published
L'État démocratique menacé par la corruption
Il est difficile de définir la corruption par un ensemble d'actions spécifiques et dans l'intention de frauder. Elle s'inscrit dans une relation concernant toujours au moins trois acteurs (principal auteur, mandataire et victime) et, au sein des démocraties, offre deux acceptions. D'abord, la corruption comme détournement de l'autorité publique à d...
Il faut une société civile vigilante et des institutions mieux armées
Dans « Résister à la corruption » (Gallimard, coll. « Tracts », no 36, 2022), Éric Alt et Élise Van Beneden s'inquiètent d'une situation dégradée, malgré les avancées juridiques des vingt dernières années. Dans cet entretien, Éric Alt revient sur certains points esquissés dans cet ouvrage : rôle du Parquet national financier ou initiatives de la so...
A scoping review of the causes and consequences of fraud in sport
This study provides a structured overview of the literature published between 2010 and 2020 on the causes and consequences of fraud in sport using a systematic search strategy. Our results show that the current literature on this phenomenon is mostly focused on football as a specific type of sport, and on competition manipulation as a specific type...
The impact of fiscal openness on public spending technical efficiency in developing countries
This study examines the impact of fiscal openness, defined as fiscal transparency, and public participation in budget processes on public spending technical efficiency in developing countries. Fiscal openness is expected to improve public spending technical efficiency by curbing political and bureaucratic corruption. However, beyond a certain limit...
The grey zone between tactics and manipulation : the normalization of match-fixing in road cycling
Match-fixing has already been studied in various sport disciplines. However, despite some well-known incidents in road cycling, match-fixing has barely been investigated in this unique sport discipline. Drawing on Ashforth and Anand’s theoretical model of normalization of corruption in organizations and on the perceptions of 15 active Belgian road ...
Political donations, public procurement and government efficiency
status: published
At risk : betting-related match-fixing in Brazilian football
Brazilian football is strongly affected by betting-related match-fixing, as indicated by numerous incidents over the past years. However, little remains known about the underlying factors that contribute to the country’s vulnerability towards this form of corruption in sport. Hence, this study applies the lens of sociological institutionalism to ex...
