Motives and Likelihood of Bribery: An Experimental Study of Managers in Taiwan

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Title:	Motives and Likelihood of Bribery: An Experimental Study of Managers in Taiwan
Authors:	Wu, WY (Wu, Wann-Yih) Huang, CH (Huang, Chu-Hsin (Julie))
Contributors:	Dept Business Adm
Keywords:	motives to bribe arbitrariness pervasiveness perceived distributive fairness and likelihood of bribery
Date:	2013-07
Issue Date:	2014-02-26 15:34:39 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	Many studies of bribery acknowledge the important role of bribe-givers, but their true motives remain unclear. We propose that the likelihood of bribery depends on the willingness of an organization to affiliate with local parties or to be successful in a host country, or to have power over local parties. We further argue that different opportunities, either pervasive or arbitrary, facilitate different types of motives that affect the likelihood of bribery. In addition, we investigate the effect of perceived fairness on the likelihood of bribery. We employ a 3 (motives: affiliation vs. achievement vs. power)x2 (opportunities: pervasiveness vs. arbitrariness)x2 (perceived fairness: high vs. low) factorial design in experimental settings among Executive MBA students in southern Taiwan. Our findings indicate that, when companies perceive a higher level of distributive fairness, high-achieving organizations are more likely to offer a bribe when the condition is pervasive. When they have a powerful motive, arbitrariness engenders a higher likelihood of bribery. When they perceive less distributive fairness, there are no significant differences between motive and opportunity.
Relation:	ETHICS & BEHAVIOR Volume: 23 Issue: 4 Pages: 278-298
Appears in Collections:	[Department of Business Administration & Graduate Institute of International Business Administration ] periodical articles

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