A Typology of Corruption Resistance for Public Sector Organizations

Pick, David; Issa, Theodora; Hughes, V.; Sawyer, A.; Teo, S.

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Pick, David

Issa, Theodora

Hughes, V.

Sawyer, A.

Teo, S.

Date

2012

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Pick, David and Issa, Theodora and Hughes, Vincent and Sawyer, Anna and Teo, Stephen T.T. 2012. A Typology of Corruption Resistance for Public Sector Organizations, in Soonitiens, W. (ed), The 26th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM): Managing for Volatility and Instability, Dec 5-7 2012. Perth, Western Australia: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM).

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Proceedings of the 26th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM): Managing for Volatility and Instability

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The 26th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM): Managing for Volatility and Instability

Abstract

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.