Bribery and the Role and Social Value Orientation: A Multi-Site Experimental Study in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands

Frontiers in Psychology

Lode De Waele¹  Kristina S. Weißmüller²  Arjen van Witteloostuijn³ 

[1] Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel, Brussel, Belgium;Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium;KPM Center for Public Management, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany;School of Business and Economics, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands;Faculty of Business and Economics, Antwerp University, Antwerp Management School, Antwerp, Belgium;

关键词: bribery;    corruption;    social value orientation (SVO);    public service motivation (PSM);    multi-site design;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.655964

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Bribery is a complex phenomenon rooted in both individual motives and the greater institutional context. Experimental research into causal mechanisms that drive bribing behavior is still scarce. To date, there is no empirical evidence on how the society-regarding motivational survey measure of Public Service Motivation (PSM) and the other-oriented motivational measure of Social Value Orientation (SVO) can help explain why some people are more susceptible to engage in the act of bribing than others. Based on a multi-site triple-replication, and a vignette-based research design, quasi-experimental evidence from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands shows that both measures interact and that—paradoxically—people with higher SVO are more likely to be willing to engage in bribery.

【 授权许可】

CC BY