RT Article
T1 Goffman’s Return to Las Vegas: Studying Corruption as Social Interaction
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 151
IS 1
SP 37
OP 54
A1 Schoeneborn, Dennis
A1 Homberg, Fabian
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1785665383
AB In this paper, we argue that corruption research can benefit from studying corrupt transactions as a particular form of social interaction. We showcase the usefulness of a theoretical focus on social interaction by investigating online user reports on the website Frontdesktip.com. Through this focus, we can observe users sharing experiences and tips on the best ways of bribing hotel clerks in Las Vegas for attaining room upgrades and other complimentary extras. We employ a logistic regression analysis to examine what factors influence the “successful” performance of this bribery practice. Our study makes a twofold contribution to existing research on corruption. First, on the theoretical level, we show that the typified and scripted character of social interactions can help explain the occurrence of corrupt transactions. Second, on a methodological level, our study showcases online self-reports as a useful data source to study corrupt transactions in an unobtrusive way.
K1 Social interactions
K1 Online media
K1 Corruption
K1 codes of conduct
K1 Bribery
K1 Business Ethics
DO 10.1007/s10551-016-3245-0