Socio-Cultural Strategy

Socio-Cultural Strategy

National culture and challenges ahead of development with emphasis on Corruption (Variable-Oriented Comparative Analysis)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
mahmod sattarzadeh 1
Ali asghar firouzjaeian 2
Ali Rahmani Firozjah 3
1 social science, university of mazandaran
2 university of mazandaran
3 Faculty of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Mazandaran
10.22034/scs.2023.412977.1485
Abstract
When you talk about reasons for official corruption, they consider corruption to be multi-level, which is influenced by various factors. These causes integrated with together to bring different Type of Corruption in Society. In between role of Culture in Increase and decrease in corruption between Theorists Caused Controversy Issue. This Article Tries to Investigate of indicators of National Culture on Corruption perception in Target Countries.The aim of the research is to investigate the impact of national culture categories on the perception of corruption Among Selected Countries, emphasizing Hofstede's theory.Metod of This survery is Variable- Orinated Comparative Analysis.In This research, Secondary data of 80 Countries were used.The results of the Correlation Test between the Indicators of National Culture and perception of Corruption Indicate the Signifiance of the Variable Relationship between power Distance and Indiviualism and futurism and Self - Restraint and certainty, with the perception of Corruption in the Studied Countries. Also, no significant relationship between Masculinity index and perceotion of Corruption Was observed. Multivariate analysis Shows that power distance (BETA/0.42) and futurism (BETA/-0.36) variables have the Greatest impact and uncertainty has the least impact on the perception of corruption. Finally, the used Cultural variables Have been Able to explain 66% of the changes in the dependent Variable the results of this research showed that although national culture is a central category in the decrease of development challenges Specially the problem of Corruption, it is necessary to pay attention to other variable, including economic variables and their simultaneous impact. Because by controlling the Per Capita income of the countries, only two cultural variables, Power distance and Individualism variable, still had a significant effect on the variable of perception of corruption.The Results of this Research showed that although national culture is a central category in the decrease of development challenges specially the problem of corruption, it is necessary to pay attention to other variable, including economic variables and their simultaneous impact.
Keywords
Comparative Analysis Development challenges
Indicators of National Culture Offical Corruption

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  • Receive Date 23 August 2023
  • Revise Date 05 October 2023
  • Accept Date 14 October 2023