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dc.contributor.authorMabunda, Lungile Timen_US
dc.contributor.authorMvunabandi, Jean Damasceneen_US
dc.contributor.authorChonco, Celumusa Makepeaceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-09T13:54:20Z-
dc.date.available2024-05-09T13:54:20Z-
dc.date.issued2023-
dc.identifier.citationMabunda, L.T., Mvunabandi, J.D. and Chonco, C.M. 2023. Investigating the effect of financial mismanagement on municipalities service delivery: a case study of eThekwini Municipality, South Africa. Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies. 9(4). doi:10.26710/jafee.v9i4.2891en_US
dc.identifier.issn2519-0318-
dc.identifier.issn2518-8488 (Online)-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10321/5287-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This study investigated the effect of financial mismanagement on municipalities’ service delivery with a particular case study of eThekwini Municipality South Africa and to suggest how financial mismanagement can be addressed.   Design/Methodology/Approach: Scoping review of literature methodological framework was employed followed by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Findings: This study indicates that financial mismanagement in eThekwini Municipality is one of the major concerns due to a lack of knowledgeable and skilled workers as well as political involvement from the administration. The results showed that there are various skill shortages, and it was noted that untrained people were being hired. The finding also said that poor municipal budget management is prevented by the political administration. Implications/Originality/Value: The findings of this study have significant implications for improving the eThekwini Municipality's financial management. This article contributes to the to the current body of knowledge and deepens understanding on the root causes of financial mismanagement and effect of financial mismanagement on municipalities’ service delivery, particularly in eThekwini Municipality-South Africa. The study further recommends municipality to hire suitably qualified staff with sound ethics to improve municipal financial management. This study is crucial for fraud and forensic practitioners, academia, and policymakers. It provided research agenda for future researchers.</jats:p>en_US
dc.format.extent16 pen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies; Vol. 9, Issue 4en_US
dc.subjectFinancial mismanagementen_US
dc.subjectService deliveryen_US
dc.subjectPolitical interferenceen_US
dc.subjectSkillen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.titleInvestigating the effect of financial mismanagement on municipalities service delivery : a case study of eThekwini Municipality, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.date.updated2024-04-27T13:42:15Z-
dc.identifier.doi10.26710/jafee.v9i4.2891-
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