Collective action: The case of promoting integrity and accountability in small and medium enterprises

• Main Author: Oplas, Ma. Ella C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Corporations—Corrupt practices—Philippines; Corruption—Philippines; Small business—Philippines; Business ethics—Philippines; Integrity; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/9423
• Institution: De La Salle University

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the Philippine economy. They comprise 99.6% of the business, employ 63.2% of the labor force and contribute 35.7% of total sales and value added in the country. The SMEs are also the most prone sector to corruption. In the 2011-2012 W...