Abstract

ROTH, Eric; SAHONERO, Guillermo  and  RODRIGUEZ, Andrés. Structure of personal values and corruption: An experimental analysis of decisions leading to accepting or rejecting bribery. Ajayu [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.1, pp.15-36.  Epub Mar 31, 2023. ISSN 2077-2161.  https://doi.org/10.35319/ajayu.211129.

Corruption is a legal and moral contravention that generates great concern among nations due to its erosive effects on economic growth, democracy, governance, social equity and the integrity of culture. Therefore, it is necessary to know more about the multiple variables that produce and maintain this phenomenon. This article reports the results of an experimental investigation that sought to provide elements of judgment on the influence of the structure of personal values on the willingness to bribe. For this, 12 couples of young university students of both sexes interacted through a game that simulated a relationship between a corrupter and a corruptible agent, with the help of a real-time communication system, mediated by an online platform, which allowed instant and bidirectional interaction. The couples were randomly constituted and played with each other under double blind. However, the interacting members of the dyad could share values ​​or vary in their axiological structure in such a way that, while one of them could manifest anti-corruption principles, the other's commitment was not so obvious. The results confirm the importance of the axiological structure of people in the facilitation or containment of the corrupt behavior. This article also reflects on the theoretical connotations of the relationships shown.

Keywords : Corruption; bribery; personal values; corrupt relationship.

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