Corruption risks and connected infractions: the case of portuguese public polytechnic institutes

Abstract

In the public sector, as in any other sector, risk management became a necessity. It is an activity whose exercise contributes to a better performance of public service delivery. Higher polytechnic education is recognized as one of the pillars of the public service. The present study main objective is to check the level of information risk disclosure showed by the Portuguese public Polytechnic Institutes. In order to achieve that, we have followed both the qualitative and the quantitative methods of research. Through various statistical tests, the study tries to find possible relationships between the number of risks / processes and the number of schools and courses, population and money supply. The results show the existence of different levels of information risk disclosure among the Portuguese public Polytechnic Institutes, and no statistically significant relationship between the number of risks and the size of the Institute.

Keywords

• riscos de corrupção. divulgação. setor público. pgrcic.