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Digital Technologies: Anti or Pro Corruption?

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  • Mahdi Forghani Bajestani
  • M. Mahdi Moeini Gharagozloo
  • Shaomin Li

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Digital technologies are often perceived to be uniformly positive tools for anti-corruption purposes creating more transparency and making governments more accountable. However, the evidence is inconsistent and scarce with empirical research narrowly focused on ICT as a specific aspect of digitalization. This study offers new insights based on a context-dependent perspective to solve the puzzle with a more holistic view of the digital transformation process. We distinguish between rule-based and non-rule-based countries as different governance environments and suggest that the context determines how digitalization plays out. While digital tools contribute to the fight against bribery in rule-based economies, they facilitate corruptive practices in non-rule-based countries. A panel data analysis on 72 countries over a 9-year period from 2012 to 2020 supports our arguments and confirms the context-specific nature of digital transformation and its discrepant implications for different societies.

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  • Mahdi Forghani Bajestani & M. Mahdi Moeini Gharagozloo & Shaomin Li, 2024. "Digital Technologies: Anti or Pro Corruption?," Journal of Global Information Technology Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(3), pages 182-199, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ugitxx:v:27:y:2024:i:3:p:182-199
    DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2024.2372553
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