Seventeenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities

Abstract

Corruption has become a global phenomenon, especially countries in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria. While the importance of public sector in achieving sustainable growth and development cannot be overemphasized, corruption has persistently characterized the sector. Based on the devastating effects of corruption, it is absolutely necessary to ponder on how Islamic and conventional management principles can impact on curving the menace. The paper uses Fayol’s fourteen management principles as a tool of analysis which philosophy was drawn largely on achieving effectiveness and efficiency in an organization. The paper concludes that management principles are indispensable axioms of converting corruption effectively and sustainably in the public sector. The study recommends that these principles should not just be seen as guides but as a protective amour from the perplexity around the vicissitudes of corrupt life.