The Influence of Law Enforcement, Pressure, Religious Beliefs, Rationality, Machiavellian Nature on Fraud Intention

Abstract

This research aims to prove the influence of law enforcement, pressure, religious beliefs, rationality, Machiavellian traits on fraud intention. The population in this study was ASN Echelon III in Bengkulu Province. The sample in this research is the State Civil Apparatus in Bengkulu Province with a total sample of 200 State Civil Apparatus. The data used in this research is primary data using the questionnaire distribution method. This research tests the hypothesis using the Smart PLS version 3 application. This test was carried out to see the influence of law enforcement, pressure, religious beliefs, rationality, Machiavellian traits on fraud intention. The results of this research test using Smart PLS version 3 prove that: (1) law enforcement has a significant negative effect on fraud intention, (2) pressure has a significant positive effect on fraud intention, (3) religious faith has no effect on fraud intention, (4) rationality has a significant positive effect on fraud intention, ( 5) Machiavellian nature has a significant positive effect on fraud intention. It is hoped that the results of this research will be useful as material for explaining attribution theory in relation to fraud intention. Furthermore, the results of this research are expected to provide practical implications for regional leaders in managing regional civil servants so that the possibility of fraud committed by state civil servants is reduced. It is also hoped that this research will be useful as a reference for further research.