Betrayal And Deception: Two Forms Of Institutional Corruption

Corruption is widely defined as the abuse of public office for private gain. Jul 1, 2008 · we focus on two fundamental dimensions of corruption in organizations: (1) whether the individual or the organization is the beneficiary of the corrupt activity and (2) whether the corrupt behavior is undertaken by an individual actor or by two or more actors. The example illustrates two alternative views of corr uption and its likely causes: Is corruption merely a flaw of character, or is it a rational response to a given institutional environment?

The first and more familiar concept is individual corruption: Personal gain or benefit by a public official in exchange for promoting private interests. The second—institutional corruption—is common enough in practice but is often run together. Dec 5, 2024 · understanding the different forms of corruption is essential to understanding the definition of the practice, its general and specific causes, recognizing specific corrupt activities or practices, and how they transpire and are carried out. Institutional corruption occurs when an institution or its officials receive a benefit that is directly useful to performing an institutional purpose, and systematically provides a service to the. These theorists emphasize the close connection between patterns of corruption and the legitimate functions of institutions. The corruption benefits the institution while undermining it. Institutional corruption, as he sees it. What the two types have in common, as corruption, is that (i) there is some sort of benefit or ‘gain’ to an official, (ii) there is a service to a private citizen, and. We develop a process model that explains the escalation of deception in corrupt organizations. If undetected, an initial lie can begin a process whereby the ease, severity and pervasiveness of deception increases overtime so that it eventually becomes an organization level phenomenon.

If undetected, an initial lie can begin a process whereby the ease, severity and pervasiveness of deception increases overtime so that it eventually becomes an organization level phenomenon.