A Typology of Corruption Resistance for Public Sector Organizations

The aim of this paper is to enable a better understanding of corruption resistance in public sector organizations by identifying and addressing significant gaps in theory and research. To this end institutional theory is employed to propose a definition of corruption resistance and develop this defi...

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Main Authors: Pick, David, Issa, Theodora, Hughes, V., Sawyer, A., Teo, S.
Other Authors: Werner Soonitiens
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20772
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Issa, Theodora
Hughes, V.
Sawyer, A.
Teo, S.
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description The aim of this paper is to enable a better understanding of corruption resistance in public sector organizations by identifying and addressing significant gaps in theory and research. To this end institutional theory is employed to propose a definition of corruption resistance and develop this definition into a typology. In the typology, four modes of corruption resistance are identified: ‘drift’, ‘laissez-faire’, ‘regulation’ and ‘alignment’. This typology is expanded using variables that have so far been identified in published research. This paper contributes by providing a theory-based definition and typology of corruption resistance which open-up opportunities for new lines of inquiry that have the potential to produce new understandings. It might also assist decision-makers and managers in public sector organizations.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-207722017-01-30T12:21:05Z A Typology of Corruption Resistance for Public Sector Organizations Pick, David Issa, Theodora Hughes, V. Sawyer, A. Teo, S. Werner Soonitiens Public Sector Reform Corruption Governance Accountability The aim of this paper is to enable a better understanding of corruption resistance in public sector organizations by identifying and addressing significant gaps in theory and research. To this end institutional theory is employed to propose a definition of corruption resistance and develop this definition into a typology. In the typology, four modes of corruption resistance are identified: ‘drift’, ‘laissez-faire’, ‘regulation’ and ‘alignment’. This typology is expanded using variables that have so far been identified in published research. This paper contributes by providing a theory-based definition and typology of corruption resistance which open-up opportunities for new lines of inquiry that have the potential to produce new understandings. It might also assist decision-makers and managers in public sector organizations. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20772 Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) fulltext
spellingShingle Public Sector Reform
Corruption
Governance
Accountability
Pick, David
Issa, Theodora
Hughes, V.
Sawyer, A.
Teo, S.
A Typology of Corruption Resistance for Public Sector Organizations
title A Typology of Corruption Resistance for Public Sector Organizations
title_full A Typology of Corruption Resistance for Public Sector Organizations
title_fullStr A Typology of Corruption Resistance for Public Sector Organizations
title_full_unstemmed A Typology of Corruption Resistance for Public Sector Organizations
title_short A Typology of Corruption Resistance for Public Sector Organizations
title_sort typology of corruption resistance for public sector organizations
topic Public Sector Reform
Corruption
Governance
Accountability
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20772