MORALNOST, MATERIJALNA OSKUDICA I RELIGIOZNOST KAO PREDIKTORI SKLONOSTI KA PRIHVATANJU KORUPCIJE. (Serbian)

MORALITY, DESTITUTION AND RELIGIOSITY AS PREDICTORS OF TENDENCY TO ACCEPT CORRUPTION. (English)

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between a general acceptance of corruption and moral foundations, Machiavellianism, perceptions of personal financial situation, and religiosity. The sample included 162 employees from a number of companies in the public and private sector. The used instruments in battery were the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ -- 30), the scale for measuring Machiavellianism (ENM -- 2), an impression management questionnaire, a questionnaire for measuring general acceptance of corruption (UPK), and a questionnaire about socio-demographic characteristics, financial situation, and level of religiosity. Results of hierarchical regression analyzes showed that the level of general acceptance of corruption could be predicted by impression management (-), the moral foundation called Ingroup (-), and Machiavellianism (+). Atheism gave a marginal contribution (-). Findings highlight the importance of tolerance and acceptance of corruption, which is an under-studied individual disposition. Practical implications of the results relate primarily to guidance in selection of employees in organizations that seek ethical excellence, and identification of individuals who are more willing to engage in corruption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Osnovni cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitivanje relacija između generalnog prihvatanja korupcije i moralnih osnova, makijavelizma, percepcije lične materijalne situacije i religioznosti. Prigodni uzorak je činilo 162 zaposlenih, iz više firmi u državnom i privatnom sektoru. Primenjena je baterija koju čini upitnik moralnih osnova MFQ-30, skala za merenje makijavelizma ENM-2, upitnik upravljanja impresijom, upitnik generalnog prihvatanja korupcije UPK i upitnik sociodemografskih karakteristika sa procenom sopstvene materijalne situacije i nivoa religioznosti. Rezultati hijerarhijske regresione analize pokazuju da se nivo generalnog prihvatanja korupcije može prognozirati na bazi upravljanja impresijom (-), moralnog osnova nazvanog Pripadnost grupi (-), i makijavelizma (+), dok ateizam ostvaruje granični doprinos (-). Nalazi osvetljavaju značaj do sada nedovoljno istraženih dispozicija pojedinca za toleranciju i prihvatanje korupcije. Praktične implikacije rezultata odnose se pre svega na smernice u odabiru zaposlenih u organizacijama koje teže etičkoj izuzetnosti, i identifikaciji pojedinaca spremnijih na korupciju. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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