Classification of Corruptions:

From the Perspective of Subject and Clarity of Normative Deviation

Abstract

In this study, corporate corruptions cases were collected and classified into 17 categories, and we found that the status of submission of third-party reports was focused on specific types of corruption. These specific corruptions have two characteristics: “organizational” and “low clarity of norm deviation conditions.” Thus, they may not be related to a particular person’s ethics or motives, and they are likely to become normal and continue if there is a structural equivalence network. When corruption occurs, the motive could be an issue, but the person involved may be doing it without any special motive. Although there are cases in which organizational wrongdoings focusing on organizational networks are proposed, the discussion is not sufficient, and it can be said that this is an important issue for which organizational factors should be clarified.