Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/297598 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Contemporary Economics [ISSN:] 2300-8814 [Volume:] 16 [Issue:] 2 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 168-181
Publisher: 
University of Finance and Management in Warsaw, Faculty of Management and Finance, Warsaw
Abstract: 
Although there is valuable literature on areas of corruption, such as political and corporate corruption, a limited number of papers have examined the determinants of administrative corruption. To the best of our knowledge, the multivariate impacts of political instability and institutional weakness on administrative corruption, and the interplay between these constructs, have not been examined using the partial least squares structural equation modeling method. The current study attempts to fill this gap by proposing and testing a model. We test a sample of 677 responses that reflect the perspective of the general public in Basra, Iraq. Findings reveal that the political instability and institutional weakness of public organizations positively impact administrative corruption, while political instability leads to institutional weakness. Institutional weakness mediates the effect of political instability on administrative corruption. Therefore, political instability is a crucial factor causing corruption since it has both direct and indirect effects on administrative corruption. The theoretical contributions, managerial implications, limitations, and recommendations for further research are provided.
Subjects: 
Administrative corruption
political instability
institutional weakness
structural equation modeling
partial least squares
JEL: 
C30
H11
O17
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Document Type: 
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