Purpose Literature about transparency in public-sector organizations has been attracting the
attention of scholars for the last two decades. This study reviews the existing literature with …

Government agencies are directed to communicate objective and scientific information to the
public, but studies show that political ideology may play a role in how much information …

This article presents a meta-analysis of empirical studies to examine the role of transparency
mechanisms for curbing corruption. The analysis reveals that transparency has an overall …

Recent literature on transparency claims that e-government-enabled transparency through
websites may be conditioned by political and social factors. Being more transparent while …

Web 2.0 is a technology that enables collaboration between citizens and the government to
actualise the concept of open government. The adoption of technology in the public sector is …

The growing demand for transparency and accountability on the part of citizens has
positioned governmental electronic portals as crucial elements in the promotion of …

This article examines the influence of the political ideology of the governing party on the
commitment of the city council to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the …

This article examines the effect of the US state governments' fiscal transparency on their
credit quality. Although government credit quality essentially measures the debt default risk …

This study employs an institutional approach to examine and explain donor‐giving to a
government during emergencies. Using data from 120 countries during Covid‐19 and other …

Despite the ample literature on government transparency, our knowledge about local
governments' strategic responses to transparency mandates, especially those in non …