Investigating the factors affecting the fight against corruption (Study case: Sports and Youth Department of Central Province)
sadaf naghsh javaheri
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PhD student in public administration, Islamic Azad University, Research Sciences Unit (Tehran)
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ali asghar pourezzat
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Professor, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Governance, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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abolhassan faghihi
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Professor, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Economics, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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amir babak marjani
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Professor, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Economics, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Keywords: Corruption, job security, strengthening the rule of law, transparency, accountability,
Abstract :
The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effective factors on fighting corruption in the Sports and Youth Department of Central Province. The current research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in nature. The statistical population of the present study was all the employees of the Sports and Youth Department of Central Province and its sub-units, numbering 890 people. According to Cochran's limited formula, the sample size was equal to 268 people. And the random sampling method was simple. Field method and questionnaire tool were used for data analysis. From the standard questionnaire of Sorek and Helgren (2002) for the variable of job security, from the questionnaire of Javadi Yeganeh et al. (2009) for the variable of strengthening the rule of law, from the standard questionnaire of Sawyer (1992) for the variable of organizational transparency, from the standard questionnaire of Bowens (2005) for the variable Organizational accountability and Abdulahi's questionnaire (2013) was used for the variable of fight against corruption. In this research, standard questionnaires were used and approved by university professors, so the questionnaires have been valid. Also, the reliability of the questionnaires has been confirmed. SPSS and Lisrel software were used to analyze the data. The results of the research showed that job security, strengthening the rule of law, transparency and accountability were effective factors in fighting corruption in the Sports and Youth Department of Central Province.