Fostering Trust, Transparency, Satisfaction and Participation Amidst COVID-19 corruption: Does the Civil Society Matter? – Evidence from Ghana

Vincent Ekow Arkorful; Nurudeen Abdul-Rahaman; Hidaya Sungjun Ibrahim; Vincent Ansah Arkorful

doi:10.1007/s11115-021-00590-w

Fostering Trust, Transparency, Satisfaction and Participation Amidst COVID-19 corruption: Does the Civil Society Matter? – Evidence from Ghana

Vincent Ekow Arkorful^*, Nurudeen Abdul-Rahaman, Hidaya Sungjun Ibrahim, Vincent Ansah Arkorful

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Department of Government and International Studies

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The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has erupted corruption challenges across polities including Ghana. This situation has spurred anecdotal narratives underscoring a decline in citizens’ trust, transparency perceptions, satisfaction and participation in pandemic activism, and thus catapulted civil society discourses into prominence. Therefore, we investigate civil society imperativeness to trust, transparency, satisfaction and participation, whilst mitigating corruption. Results (n = 375) of structural equation modeling revealed the negative impact of corruption on trust, satisfaction and transparency. Whereas, trust and transparency were revealed to be significant to satisfaction and participation, the civil society’s efficacy was confirmed. Based on these, research and policy implications are proffered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1191–1215
Number of pages	25
Journal	Public Organization Review
Volume	22
Issue number	4
Early online date	24 Nov 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-021-00590-w
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022

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Fostering Trust, Transparency, Satisfaction and Participation Amidst COVID-19 corruption: Does the Civil Society Matter? – Evidence from Ghana. / Arkorful, Vincent Ekow; Abdul-Rahaman, Nurudeen; Ibrahim, Hidaya Sungjun et al.

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