The Study on Situation of Incidence and Causes of Corruption in Governmental Organizations; a Case Study in Kurdistan Province

The studies show that the administrative system and, the entire community of Iran in general, suffer from corruption issue. This problem poses harmful consequences on various areas for society and is a major obstacle to economic development in the 20-year vision of the country. This article has investigated the situation of incidence and causes of Corruption in governmental organizations of Kurdistan province. Inspired by theoretical approaches, it developed the theories at three levels of macro, median and micro for explanation of incidence and spread of administrative corruption. This research was conducted in a quantitative method with a survey strategy and structured questionnaire technique during the period of 2016-17. It has used «perceived corruption» approach to measuring of variables as well. The data collected using questionnaire from 242 citizens aged 25-64 years old resident in Sanandaj, Saqez, Marivan, Bijar and Ghorveh who selected in a composite sampling methods. The questionnaires were also verified through content validity, factor validity, and internal consistency. The data analysis was done in SPSS software as well.