Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: den Nieuwenboer, N.A.
Author-Name-Last: den Nieuwenboer
Author-Name-First: Niki
Author-Name: Kaptein, S.P.
Author-Name-Last: Kaptein
Author-Name-First: Muel
Title: Spiraling Down into Corruption: A Dynamic Analysis of the Social Identity Processes that Cause Corruption in Organizations to Grow
Abstract: To date, theory and research on corruption in organizations have primarily focused on its static antecedents. This paper focuses on the spread and growth of corruption in organizations. For this purpose three downward organizational spirals are formulated: the spiral of divergent norms, the spiral of pressure, and the spiral of opportunity. Social Identity Theory is used to explain the mechanisms of each of these spirals. Our dynamic perspective contributes to a greater understanding of the development of corruption in organizations and opens up promising avenues for future research.
Creation-Date: 2007-12-07
File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/10772/ERS-2007-086-ORG.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Series: RePEc:ems:eureri
Number: ERS-2007-086-ORG
Classification-JEL: D78, F23, M, M14
Keywords: corruption, dynamics, organizational factors, social identity theory
Handle: RePEc:ems:eureri:10772