A socio‐economic theory of regulatory compliance
An enriched theoretical model of regulatory compliance is developed in this paper. The body of empirical evidence demonstrates that the pure deterrence model of regulatory compliance, which focuses primarily on the certainty and severity of sanctions as key determinants of compliance, provides only...
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| description | An enriched theoretical model of regulatory compliance is developed in this paper. The body of empirical evidence demonstrates that the pure deterrence model of regulatory compliance, which focuses primarily on the certainty and severity of sanctions as key determinants of compliance, provides only a partial explanation of compliance behavior. To offer a more complete explanation, the model developed herein integrates economic theory with theories from psychology and sociology to account for both tangible and intangible motivations influencing individuals’ decisions whether to comply with a given set of regulations. Specifically, the model accounts for moral obligation and social influence in addition to the conventional costs and revenues associated with illegal behavior. While cast in a natural resource management context, the theory developed here is applicable to a variety of institutional conditions. The resulting framework enables the design and implementation of more efficient compliance and regulatory programs than was heretofore possible. |
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| spelling | upm-1117312025-03-12T08:19:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/111731/ A socio‐economic theory of regulatory compliance Sutinen, Jon G. Kuperan, K. An enriched theoretical model of regulatory compliance is developed in this paper. The body of empirical evidence demonstrates that the pure deterrence model of regulatory compliance, which focuses primarily on the certainty and severity of sanctions as key determinants of compliance, provides only a partial explanation of compliance behavior. To offer a more complete explanation, the model developed herein integrates economic theory with theories from psychology and sociology to account for both tangible and intangible motivations influencing individuals’ decisions whether to comply with a given set of regulations. Specifically, the model accounts for moral obligation and social influence in addition to the conventional costs and revenues associated with illegal behavior. While cast in a natural resource management context, the theory developed here is applicable to a variety of institutional conditions. The resulting framework enables the design and implementation of more efficient compliance and regulatory programs than was heretofore possible. Emerald 1999 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/111731/3/111731.pdf Sutinen, Jon G. and Kuperan, K. (1999) A socio‐economic theory of regulatory compliance. International Journal of Social Economics, 26 (1/2/3). pp. 174-193. ISSN 0306-8293 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/03068299910229569/full/html 10.1108/03068299910229569 |
| spellingShingle | Sutinen, Jon G. Kuperan, K. A socio‐economic theory of regulatory compliance |
| title | A socio‐economic theory of regulatory compliance |
| title_full | A socio‐economic theory of regulatory compliance |
| title_fullStr | A socio‐economic theory of regulatory compliance |
| title_full_unstemmed | A socio‐economic theory of regulatory compliance |
| title_short | A socio‐economic theory of regulatory compliance |
| title_sort | socio‐economic theory of regulatory compliance |
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