The Relation between Low Pay and Intent of Corruption by Employees Working in the Federal Public Organizations: The Case of Some Selected Ministries
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2021-07
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A.A.U
Abstract
The study aimed to discover factors that have prompted the researcher to investigate the
relationship between low-pay and intent of corruption and drew out some recommendation for
policies area of low pay and intent of corruption. The study implemented multiple case study
employing a questionnaire survey in some ministries, selected based on Federal Ethics and Anti-
Corruption Commission six month performances (2013 E.C) that is from the ministries top/good
performer (Ministry of Urban Development and Housing and Ministry of Trade) and low
performer (The innovation and technology ministry and Ministry of Mines and Petroleum).
Besides, questionnaire survey, informal information such as short conversations, discussions,
documents and reports was play part as a modifier to the statistical findings within a
triangulation method. The results from the analysis showed that there is a relationship
between low pay and intent of corruption in the above mentioned ministries. In other word,
while pay increase result the decrease of intent of corruption. The evidences also make the
analysis more precise, by bringing the commonalities conversations, documents and reports by
scholars within boundary of the thesis context that, low government pays combined with weak
monitoring systems are breeding grounds for corruption and misuse of public resources and
also, low pay in public sector provides a breeding ground for corrupt practices. Hence increase
pay and law enforcements are always the important key recommendation to fight against
corruption.
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public employees, Federal Public Organizations