Mapping the emergence of the theme of corruption in the area of corporate governance: a bibliometric review of the literature

Anderson Antônio  Lima; Thiago de Luca Santana Ribeiro

doi:10.37497/CorruptionReview.6.2024.74

Authors

Anderson Antônio Lima Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo e Centro Universitário Senac, São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6014-2922
Thiago de Luca Santana Ribeiro Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo - Bragança Paulista (SP) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1638-630X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37497/CorruptionReview.6.2024.74

Keywords:

Corruption, Corporate governance, Institutional Theories, Bibliometrics, Review

Abstract

Objective: Despite the evident theoretical importance of corporate governance as a mechanism for controlling corrupt practices, as far as we know there are no review articles that relate these themes. In this sense, the objective of this article is to map the emergence and evolution of corruption in the area of corporate governance and present the state of the art and trends in future studies on these topics.

Method: This article is a bibliometric review, it is a statistical analysis method that provides a quantitative understanding of the academic literature on a given scientific field. The bibliometric techniques used are cocotation analysis and bibliographic matching analysis. In other words, we sought to understand the theoretical roots and identify the frontiers of knowledge.

Results: In the co-citation analysis, 4 theoretical clusters (theoretical bases) were identified and in the pairing, 6 theoretical clusters (frontiers of knowledge) were identified. It is clear from the graphic mappings that current research (frontiers) has more congruence between the different themes, while the research that forms the theoretical bases is more idiosyncratic.

Originality/Relevance: As far as we know, this is one of the first articles to store knowledge about corruption in the area of corporate governance and cluster it into theoretical bases and boundaries.

Theoretical/methodological contributions: The pairing analysis identified the following main topics in vogue: Disclosure of sustainability reports; Institutional Theories; Political connections; Corporate Governance Control Mechanisms; National culture; Foreign investments; Organizational performance; Financial paper; Factors determining bribery; and role of national and international regulatory agencies.

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Author Biographies

Anderson Antônio Lima , Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo e Centro Universitário Senac, São Paulo

Possui graduação em Administração pela Faculdade ENIAC (2014) e mestrado em Administração pela Universidade Paulista (2018) e doutorado em administração de empresas. Atualmente é professor de ensino superior - FATEC - FACULDADE DE TECNOLOGIA DE SÃO PAULO e gerente de unidade de lazer da Associação dos Funcionários Públicos do Estado de SP. Tem experiência na área de Administração, com ênfase em Administração, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: competitividade, capacidade absortiva, stakeholders, bibliometria e engajamento de stakeholders.

Thiago de Luca Santana Ribeiro , Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo - Bragança Paulista (SP)

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Nove de Julho (2022). Mestre em Administração pela Universidade Nove de julho (2018). Especialista em Logística e Supply Chain (MBA) pela Faculdade Metropolitana Unidada (2016). Graduado em Administração pela Faculdade São Sebastião (2014). Atualmente é professor permanente de Gestão e Negócios da Faculdade de Tecnologia do Estado de São Paulo (FATEC) e consultor de dados e Business Intelligence da empresa Mkt4edu. É autor do livro "Administração sob a Ótica dos concursos" (2016).É pesquisador com dezenas de artigos publicados em congressos e periódicos nacionais e internacionais, tendo como foco principal de pesquisa a Cocriação de Valor. Suas pesquisas são publicados nos campos da Gestão, Negócios, Logistica e Turismo. É revisor dos periódicos: The Botton Line; Future Studies Research Journal; International Journal of Innovation; REMARK - Revista BRasileira de Marketing; RBTUR - Revista BRasileira de Pesquisa em Turismo; Revista Ibero-Americana de Estratégia, PODIUM: Sport, Leisure and Tourism Review, Revista de Governança Corporativa; Revista da Micro e Pequena Empresa; e Revista Ciências Administrativas. Tambem é revisor dos congressos: ENANPAD; 3ES; SEMEAD; SINGEP e FATECLOG

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