An Institutional Theory Perspective on Corruption

Soma Pillay

Chapter Chapter 4 in Development Corruption in South Africa, 2014, pp 77-104 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Over the recent years,it has been observed that there is no scarcity of scandals that illustrate the depth and pervasiveness of corruption in developing democracies such as South Africa. In the wake of these scandals, awareness has grown of the social, political, and economic costs resulting from corruption. According to Misangyi, Weaver & Elms (2008) there are two alternative frameworks that have dominated research into corruption. First, the economic perspective is concerned with the influence of rational self-interest, efficiency, and formal regulative structures in explaining the development of corruption. They go on to argue that this approach provides limited results in combating corruption as it does not include the normative and cognitive structures, while the second framework focuses extensively on culture, structures, and cognition within organizations. Further, they suggest that effective resistance to corruption must consider the complex relationships between institutional logics, resources required to sustain the elimination of corruption, and the institutional entrepreneurs who attempt to eliminate corruption.

Keywords: Institutional Theory; Institutional Logic; Task Environment; Structural Uncertainty; Corrupt Practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137383501_4

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