Corruption – Why do they do it?
The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for Malaysia shows undesirable results, indicating the issue of corruption should be taken seriously. To address the corruption issue social constructionist perspective is employed, specifically qualitative methodology is used to gain an insight of the phenomeno...
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my.uum.repo.133852016-04-18T04:47:54Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/13385/ Corruption – Why do they do it? Othman, Zaleha Shafie, Rohami Abdul Hamid, Fathilatul Zakimi HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for Malaysia shows undesirable results, indicating the issue of corruption should be taken seriously. To address the corruption issue social constructionist perspective is employed, specifically qualitative methodology is used to gain an insight of the phenomenon.This qualitative study investigates the factors contributing to the occurrence of corruption in the Malaysian context.A total of twelve interviews were conducted.The respondents in the study were practitioners, representatives from government agencies and senior public sector officials.Several themes emerged as to why people are corrupt, including: power, opportunity and moral impurity.This study suggests determinants of individual acts of corruption in the Malaysian context.The findings will be useful for practitioners and regulators as the findings can provide insightful information to support the proactive measure to fight corruption. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd http://repo.uum.edu.my/13385/1/33.pdf Othman, Zaleha and Shafie, Rohami and Abdul Hamid, Fathilatul Zakimi (2014) Corruption – Why do they do it? In: International Conference on Accounting Studies (ICAS) 2014, 18 - 19 August 2014, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.11.074 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.11.074 |
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The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for Malaysia shows undesirable results, indicating the issue of corruption should be taken seriously. To address the corruption issue social constructionist perspective is employed, specifically qualitative methodology is used to gain an insight of the phenomenon.This qualitative study investigates the factors contributing to the occurrence of corruption in the Malaysian context.A total of twelve interviews were conducted.The respondents in the study were practitioners, representatives from government agencies and senior public sector officials.Several themes emerged as to why people are corrupt, including: power, opportunity and moral impurity.This study suggests determinants of individual acts of corruption in the Malaysian context.The findings will be useful for practitioners and regulators as the findings can provide insightful information to support the proactive measure to fight corruption. |
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