The Institutional logic of corruption

An analysis by the discursive patterns of managers in Brazil

Authors

  • Luiz Romeu de Freitas Júnior UFU
  • Cíntia Rodrigues de Oliveira Medeiros UFU
  • Valdir Valadão Júnior
  • Mayla Cristina Costa UNB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12712/rpca.v15i1.49011

Abstract

Our aim was to verify the ‘institutional logics’ of corruption through the discursive patterns of managers. We conducted an exploratory survey using a qualitative-quantitative method. The interviews were submitted to content analysis, using the Atlas.TI software and the questionnaire was applied by SurveyMonkey. As a methodological contribution, four categories and levels for analyzing the logic of corruption were constructed: Individual, Organization, Networks, and Interinstitutional System. We infer that understanding the institutional logic of corruption can promote a transformation of corrupt behavior and an institutional change by individual cognition that can lead to practical change in society.

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Author Biographies

  • Luiz Romeu de Freitas Júnior, UFU

    Mestre em Administração

  • Cíntia Rodrigues de Oliveira Medeiros, UFU

    Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração

    Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)

  • Valdir Valadão Júnior

    Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração

    Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)

  • Mayla Cristina Costa, UNB

    Professora do Departamento de Contabilidade

    Universidade de Brasília

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Published

2021-06-24

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Artigos/Papers

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