This article analyses the interaction between cultural dimensions and the nature of corruption as understanding governance issues from a cross-national perspective is becoming increasingly important. Drawing on institutional theory and recent conceptions of the nature of corruption, the study advances formal propositions for a framework that links dimensions of national culture with the pervasiveness and arbitrariness of corruption in the institutions of a nation. We argue that national culture (a macro-level variable) can mediate discretion and accountability (both micro-level variables) — thereby engendering either arbitrariness or pervasiveness in corruption. In advancing these propositions, it is acknowledged that national culture is an important macro-variable that influences corruption. This is important to scholarship in cross-cultural management because cross-national differences are best understood by considering both national differences and social institutions.
Lien entre la dimension culturelle et la nature de la corruption : un point de vue de la théorie institutionnelle
Soma Pillay & Nirmala Dorasamy
Cet article analyse l’interaction entre les dimensions culturelles et la nature de la corruption car la compréhension de la question de la gouvernance d’un point de vue transnational est en train d’acquérir de plus en plus d’importance. En s’appuyant sur la théorie institutionnelle et sur les conceptions récentes de la nature de la corruption, l’étude avance des propositions formelles afin d’édifier un cadre qui lie les dimensions de la culture nationale à l’omniprésence et l’arbitraire de la corruption dans les institutions d’une nation. Nous arguons que la culture nationale (une variable de niveau macro) peut influer sur la discrétion et la responsabilisation (deux variables de niveau micro) — ce qui engendre, alors, ou l’arbitraire ou l’omniprésence de la corruption. En avançant ces propositions, il est reconnu que la culture nationale est une macro-variable qui influence la corruption. Ceci est important pour la recherche académique en gestion interculturelle parce que les différences interculturelles sont mieux comprises lorsque l’on considère à la fois les différences nationales et les institutions sociales.
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