A contingency theory of corruption: The effect of human development and national culture

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• 作者：Randi L. Sims ; ^{sims@nova.edu} ; Baiyun Gong ^{baiyun@nova.edu} ; Cynthia P. Ruppel ^{ruppel@nova.edu}
• 关键词：Human development ; Corruption perception index ; Moderation ; National culture
• 刊名：The Social Science Journals
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：110_03623319
• 类别：soc
• 出版时间：March, 2012
• 卷：49
• 期：1
• 页码：90-97
• 文件大小：321 K

摘要

Corruption is a world-wide problem that disproportionately affects those with the fewest personal and economic resources. It was hypothesized that human development restricts corruption, and the magnitude of such an effect is contingent upon the conditions of national culture. Measures were gathered for 68 countries that account for 80%of the world's population. Support was found for the main effect of human development on corruption. Consistent with contingency theory, results also indicate that the relation between human development and corruption is moderated by power distance and individualism. Implications for policy making to reduce corruption are discussed.