한국의 연고,온정주의형 부패의 특징에 관한 연구 = A Study on the Characteristics of Ingroup Favoritism,Paternalism of Corruption in Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Ingroup favoritism and paternalism have been known as latent factors of corruptions as well as soil of corruptions. This study investigates the characteristics of corruptions that are caused by ingroup favoritism and paternalism in Korea. Assuming that such cultural factors would intervene into any decision making situations, we focused on 4 factors that would lead to a corruptive decision: they were `personal factor`, `decision-making structural factor`, `relationship structural factor`, and `environmental factor`. Through in-depth case studies, several characteristics of corruptions that were related to ingroup favoritism and paternalism were emerged. First, Korean public officials did not to perceive that a decision based on ingroup favoritism and paternalism might lead to corruption. Second, it was likely that a chain of corruption got extended and tightened by such cultural factors. Third, it was difficult to get corruption exposed and caught when such factors led to corruptions. Fourth, when cultural factors intervened into a decision making, discretion was exercised as much as possible. Fifth, punishment of corruption behaviors tended to be weak particularly in power-elite related corruptions. And finally, occupational ties were also important factors of corruptions like well-known traditional ties such as regionalism, school relations, and kinship relations.