Studying the factors affecting the emergence of administrative corruption and its prevention patterns using qualitative meta-inductive method

Administrative corruption is the misuse of public-government authority, position and power entrusted to a person for personal gain. According to the report of Transparency International Organization (2021) and researches (period 1383 to 1401), administrative corruption has been increasing in Iran. The main purpose of the research is to study the factors affecting the emergence of administrative corruption and its prevention patterns.

The research method is qualitative meta-composite inductive in the period from 1383 to 1401, which is a non-probability (intentional) sampling method of 80 research documents during the seven stages of the Sanredowski and Barroso model, 43 research samples with the inclusion criteria (having independent scientific variables, validity and Reliability of Research, an authoritative scientific journal) was selected. This method consists of seven steps, which deals with the systematic evaluation and analysis of the results of previous researches on a specific topic (administrative corruption) and gives the researcher the possibility to use a structured method of the results of studies related to the topic of research to design a comprehensive and composite model (taking into account scientific validity).

The results of the research show that organizational, cultural, social, economic, political, legal and demographic factors play an important role in the emergence of administrative corruption. Also, the most important and common patterns of corruption prevention in Iran include organizational factors (organizational agility, reform of legal methods, organizational control), cultural (education, culturalization, media transparency, ethics), economic (occupational and welfare), social (social capital and governance) factors. sublime), political (party and executive) and psychological (occupational space and identity-individual).

According to the results of the research, administrative corruption is a form of social-environmental disorganization (reduction of control rules and organizational anomie) that occurs due to the reduction of social capital (participation, trust, belonging, commitment, sensitivity, cohesion and religious-value beliefs).