Investigating factors affecting the fight against corruption based on comparative studies: Denmark, Finland and New Zealand (Study case: Sports and Youth Department of Central Province)
Subject Areas : Innovation in Sports Managementsadaf naghsh javaheri 1 , ali asghar pourezzat 2 * , abolhassan faghihi 3 , amir babak marjani 4
1 - PhD student in public administration, Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Governance, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 - Professor, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Economics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Professor, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Economics, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: corruption, comparative studies, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand.,
Abstract :
Purpose: The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the factors affecting the fight against corruption in the Sports and Youth Department of Central Province based on studies conducted in Denmark, Finland and New Zealand.
Method: 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 the Central Province and its sub-committees, totaling 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. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha method and its validity was confirmed by content validity method and obtaining opinions from university professors. SPSS and Lisrel software were used for data analysis.
Findings: 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 based on studies conducted in Denmark, Finland and New Zealand.
Results: The countries of Denmark, Finland and New Zealand were able to fight corruption by using job security, strengthening the rule of law, transparency and accountability. Sports and Youth Department of the central province and sub-committees.
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