Date of Conferral

2023

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Management

Advisor

Elizaeth H. Thompson

Abstract

AbstractCorruption is an elusive phenomenon, and it directly or indirectly impacts the daily lives of people globally. In Africa, leaders are partly blamed for persistent corruption due to poor leadership. Corruption persists in developing countries despite various strategies put in place to fight it. Sierra Leone has specifically struggled to implement mitigation strategies to reduce levels of corruption, and few studies have been conducted on lived experiences of public sector leaders pertaining to implementing corruption mitigation strategies in Sierra Leone. The purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to identify and report on those lived experiences. The two conceptual lenses of corruption, microlevel/human agency, and macrolevel/structural helped to elucidate implementation of corruption mitigation strategies in this study. The research question was designed to explore lived experiences of public sector senior leaders pertaining to implementation of corruption mitigation strategies in Sierra Leone. Data was collected from a purposive sample of 10 participants via Zoom using semistructured interviews. To analyze data, Moustakas’ modified van Kaam method was used. Outcomes of this study revealed challenges and accomplishments as underlying essences of participants’ lived experiences. Two most endorsed challenges were allegiances, and influence peddling, and two most endorsed accomplishments were stakeholders support, and policies and programs. Results may enhance literature on corruption and reduce corruption in ministries, departments, and agencies in Sierra Leone. Results may trigger positive social changes, and foster progress and development in Sierra Leone.

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