Culture and corruption: An experimental comparison of cultural patterns on the corruption propensity in Poland and Russia

Fürstenberg, Alexander; Starystach, Sebastian; Uhl, Andrzej

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“…Popular indices, such as Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), have been criticized for being business-centric and culture-blind by their survey design. 64 The uniformity of the indices makes it an unreliable tool for capturing cultural variance and complexities. 65 As Bamidele 66 argues, certain types of corruption, such as favoritism or string-pulling, can only be meaningfully examined in specific sociocultural contexts.…”

Section: A Cultur Al and Cross -Cultur Al Re Vie W Of Corrup Tionmentioning

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“…However, a key limitation of these studies concerns the use of a simple high‐low measurement of the level of corruption across countries. Popular indices, such as Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), have been criticized for being business‐centric and culture‐blind by their survey design 64 . The uniformity of the indices makes it an unreliable tool for capturing cultural variance and complexities 65 .…”

Section: A Cultural and Cross‐cultural Review Of Corruptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“Hurdles” or “lubricants”: Petty corruption and Chinese migrants in Africa

Wang

2024

Sociological Forum

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Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Ghana and China between 2016 and 2022, this paper provides a sociological analysis of how new Chinese migrants in Ghana, and more generally in Sub‐Saharan Africa, navigate their social and economic integration into the host society by dealing with petty corruption in everyday life. This article examines how similarities and discrepancies in corruption norms contribute to “cultural matching” and cultural conflicts in Sino‐African encounters, as well as the coping strategies and social‐cultural techniques the migrants develop to navigate their relationship with local bureaucracy. My findings demonstrate that for migrants within the Global South, corruption in the sending and receiving regions is likely to be rooted in different politico‐economic structures and cultural grounds. Conflicting understandings of corruption can pose challenges to migrants' initial adaptation in the host society. However, as the migrants develop a proper “cultural toolkit,” engagement in corruption and rent‐seeking activities may provide a “cultural matching” interface that facilitates the rapid integration of new migrants into the local market and society. This study provides new insights into our understanding of bureaucracy in international migration, corruption, and migration settlement, as well as the sociocultural negotiation of corruption codes and norms in cross‐cultural encounters.

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Section: A Cultur Al and Cross -Cultur Al Re Vie W Of Corrup Tionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A Cultural and Cross‐cultural Review Of Corruptionmentioning

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“Hurdles” or “lubricants”: Petty corruption and Chinese migrants in Africa

Wang

2024

Sociological Forum

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“…The study also found that trust in others is negatively correlated with corrupt behavior, and that trust levels are higher in Poland than in Russia. The authors conclude that cultural factors should be taken into consideration when designing anti-corruption policies and programs [25].…”

Section: Culture and Corruptionmentioning

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Corruption and New Insights in Lebanon

Fahed-Sreih

2023

Corruption - New Insights

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This research study aims to provide new insights into the issue of corruption in Lebanon by examining its impact on various sectors of the country, the role of the government in tackling corruption, and the effectiveness of current anti-corruption measures. Lebanon is ranked 149th out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index, highlighting the widespread nature of the issue. To achieve the research objectives, we adopted a mixed-methods approach that involved both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. Specifically, we conducted an online questionnaire that received responses from a diverse sample of Lebanese citizens, including government officials, business leaders, and the general public. We also conducted interviews with key stakeholders, including representatives from civil society organizations and government agencies. The study’s findings reveal that corruption has a significant impact on the country’s economy, businesses, electricity, and pollution levels. The study also highlights the challenges faced by the government in effectively addressing corruption and the limitations of current anti-corruption measures. Based on our analysis, we provide policy recommendations that can help improve the effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts in Lebanon.

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“…The fundamental premise is that individuals choose their actions in consideration of the likely choices of others, and this means that their concrete social relations are critical to their actions. If the tone set by top management upholds ethics and integrity, employees will be more inclined to follow those same ethical values (Kassem, 2022;Fürstenberg et al, 2022). We expect, when employees perceive that the organisation is invested in maintaining a relationship with them as a result of its ethical culture and transparent communication, they may feel a desire to comply with internal controls (Thelen and Formanchuk, 2022;Martínez et al, 2021).…”

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Philosophical understanding of the dynamics and control of occupational fraud in the public sector: contingency analysis

Maulidi

2022

IJOES

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Purpose This study aims to examine the roles of organisational control, structure, culture and technology in preventing occupational fraud. This study is essential in the current time. It brings a significant impact on both theory and practice. In the existing studies, there is a lack of clarity on a specific mechanism to prevent organisational fraud. The problem is that they tend to generalise the types of organisational fraud. Conceptually, organisational fraud may include corruption, double funding, asset misappropriation, bribery or falsification of documents. However, many scholars tend to neglect such diversities. Consequently, many occupational fraud cases become unstoppable, particularly corruption. To deal with this topical issue, the current study applies the term “occupational fraud” cited by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, consisting of corruption, asset misappropriation and fraudulent financial statement. Design/methodology/approach This study surveyed three Indonesian Local Governments. This study focussed on management levels that have strong power for coordinating governmental activities. The author chose these local governments because their local leaders (the regents) were jailed due to corruption scandals. As expected, this study gives us different perceptions of how fraud mitigation should be designed in the organisation. Findings The results suggest that corruption is a little bit complex than other types of occupational fraud. It is improbable to be prevented through technological and administrative approaches. As such, organisations need to think of extra efforts that could perfectly tailor the organisational control and organisational culture, organisational structure and technological advancement. The benefit of this effort is related to diagnosing the fit or misfit of organisation designs in addressing the dynamic dimensions of corporate governance. Then, it can also strengthen the efficacy of preventive measures to deal with occupational fraud. Originality/value This study provides a provocative discussion regarding the public perception of occupational fraud, consisting of corruption, asset misappropriation and financial statement fraud. And this study also offers a new refined conceptual analysis of how to deal with such types of occupational fraud by incorporating contingency theory and the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO’s) internal control components.

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Culture and corruption: An experimental comparison of cultural patterns on the corruption propensity in Poland and Russia

Cited by 9 publications

References 99 publications

“Hurdles” or “lubricants”: Petty corruption and Chinese migrants in Africa

“Hurdles” or “lubricants”: Petty corruption and Chinese migrants in Africa

Corruption and New Insights in Lebanon

Philosophical understanding of the dynamics and control of occupational fraud in the public sector: contingency analysis

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