• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

This study examined the factors influencing foreign direct investment(FDI) in OECD countries where Korea is a target country. The differences in the cultural distances of host and home countries and the difference in the perceptions of corruption have been used to identify the factors affecting foreign direct investment. As a result of the study, it was found that there are differences in foreign direct investment according to cultural dimension and corruption perceptions index. Foreign direct investment may increase or decrease depending on the cultural tendency and the higher the perceptions of corruption, the more active the investment. The smaller the power distance between host country and home country in the factors affecting foreign direct investment, the larger the number of investments and the larger the size of individualism versus collectivism. Foreign direct investment increased when the investing country's corruption perceptions index was high. The results of this study confirm that cultural and corruption perceptions can affect trade transactions. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the cultural tendency and the cultural distance in the trade transaction by confirming that the degree of culture and corruption perceptions can affect the trade transaction. And that it can influence trade and economic growth by appropriately managing social variables such as public corruption.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.188-194
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• 2011

Using cross-section of 83 countries, this paper empirically examines the relationship between corruption and government expenditure volatility. A country's corruption is denoted by either control of corruption, compiled by Kaufmann et al. (2008), or corruption perceptions index, provided by Transparency International. In addition, a country's government expenditure volatility is measured by the standard deviation of the change ratio of government expenditure from 1990 to 2005. Regression results suggest that a country's control of corruption and corruption perceptions index (higher ratings signifying more transparency) are significantly and negatively associated with the volatility of government expenditure. However, the estimated coefficients of corruption perceptions index show somewhat reduced statistical significances. The results are robust to the sub-sample of countries excluding European OECD countries. Therefore, the regression results suggest corrupt bureaucrats are able to periodically change economic rules of the game, which results in the possibility of a higher variance in government expenditure.

• Survey Research
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.1-38
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• 2005

Considering the importance of corruption index measurement model and the diffusion of popular awareness about the importance of anti-corruption, this research compared and analyzed existing corruption index measurement models. This paper has selected "Anti-Corruption Index model(ACI model)" that was developed by Seoul Development Institute and "CCEJ's Corruption Index model" which is under use by the Citizens' Coaltion for Economic Justice. These two models were analyzed in terms of appropriateness of 'the indicator and index choice method', 'the research design' and 'the use of statistical data'. This analysis shows that two models have some problems. First, at the level of indicator and index choice method, the indicators of CCEJ's corruption index model is too atomized and redundant. As not putting weight of indicator, it did not consider importance of each indicator. Citizens who evaluated the level of corruption didn't participate in the weight evaluation team, which results in failure of the model to reflect the citizens' opinion. Also, because the question about Seoul Metropolis' corruption level is not included, it is not detected difference between real corruption level and perceptive corruption level. Second, in terms of appropriateness of research design, the sample of the CCEJ' corruption index model is too small to get credibility. The objectivity of research method seems to be low because survey was performed by exit interview. In addition, 38 items are overfull in the questionnire of CCEJ's corruption index model compare to 13 items in ACI model. Also, in making up questions, the terms are redundant and unobvious. Third, in regarding with feasibility of the statistical data, the CCEJ's corruption index model uses regulation data for disciplinary punishment of 25 local governments in Seoul from 1995 to 1999. But, it is common ideas of scholars that statistical data indicates the tip of an iceberg in corruption. So for using a statistical data, it needs a data of enough quantity and has a high level credibility. In addition, objective method of giving weight is not developed. In this point of view, the use of statistical data has some limits. To solve this problem, ① objective data should be included in the indicators, ② various indicators should be developed and ③ a method of giving weight should be improved.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.268-275
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• 2009

Today, in order to cope with the changing security environments and the citizen demand actively and efficiently, the Korean police is attempting a great change inside and outside such as the practical application of decentralized police system. Police's corruption is serious in various statistical data that present from lower part that is show. compares to continuous upright improvement effort and evaluation of the inside of the police system. the citizens recognition against it is evaluated lowly. The difference of recognition on police potential integrity between members of the police organization, the citizen and the external agency points the insufficiency of police improvement, deficiency of effective system and policy, organization culture as causes.

• Korean Journal of Legislative Studies
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.141-177
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• 2019

This paper explains cross-national variation of CPI(corruption perception index) centering on legal culture. By critically reviewing previous researches on effects of British common law system on corruption, we define legal culture as citizens' perception of their legal system. Specifically, measuring legal culture with respect to courts fairness and courts accessibility, we test two hypotheses on effects of legal culture on corruption. A cross-national comparison of 78 countries with OLS regression analyses reveals that courts fairness tends to lower the level of corruption while courts accessibility does not have a significant effect on corruption. Based on this result, we suggest policy implications for judicial reform as well as anti-corruption measure, which puts more emphasis on reforming legal practice that hinders courts fairness than increasing legal service supply. In addition, as the essence of legal culture lies in citizens' shared perception of the legal system, we argue that a broad and solid citizens' consciousness of fair and equitable legal procedures is indispensable in preventing corruption.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.315-318
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• 2007

Today, in order to cope with the changing security enviornments and the citizen demand actively and efficiently, the Korean police is attemting a great change inside and outside such as the practical application of decentralized police system and investigation structure regulation. Compares to continuous upright improvement effoer and evaluation of the inside of the police system, the citizens recognition against it is evaluated lowly. The difference of recognition on police potential integrity between members of the police organization, the citizen and the external agency points the insufficiency of police improvement, deficiency of effetive system and policy, organization culture as causes.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.35-44
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• 2019

This study analyzes the relationship between OECD DAC aid and recipients' corruption based on the good governance discussion. The study applies a fixed-effect model and PCSE model with a dataset of 43 African countries' corruption perception index, World Bank data, Polity IV, and OECD DAC aid statistics between 2000 and 2014. A statistical analysis confirmed that OECD DAC aid has a negative impact on corruption in African countries. DAC's aid affects negatively to corruption in African countries, especially in countries where democracy has matured. This research suggests that a more comprehensive follow-up study of the OECD DAC's good governance-oriented aid. Simultaneously, the general democratic effect on the recipients' institutions could not be applied in African countries, when considering regional peculiarities.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.32 no.3D
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• pp.231-237
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• 2012

The interrelation of integrity degree and country competitive power was known as high. But, according to the CPI announcement of Transparency International, the domestic Corruption Perceptions Index ranked 5 points, as being corrupt. It was investigated that the corruption level of Korea was getting worse most in the construction sector. In this way, it is emergent and inevitable to improve the transparency in the construction industry, accounting for 25-54% of the total corruption cases in our society. Transparency International has opened to the public the source data, utilized in the CPI measures in 2010. In the case of Korea, the 9 data of 6 organizations were utilized. According to the PERC, the corruption level of the private sector in Korea has been estimated as the worst among the 16 countries. In this context, this paper analyses the corruption level of Korea by utilizing the source data of the Transparency International CPI. And it aims to comprehend structural problems in the construction industry and to suggest implicative countermeasures through out the anti-corruption activities in the world. It propose finally an improvement of the structural causes in the construction industry, a promotion of effective punishment against corrupt practices, a reinforcement of the transparency management in the construction sector, etc.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.247-248
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• 2014

국제투명성 기구가 발표한 우리나라 부패인식 지수는 2008년을 기점으로 매년 하락하는 추세를 보이고 있으며, 지난 2013년 55점(세계 46위, OECD 34개국 중 27위)를 나타내고 있다. 현대사회에서 공직자의 부패문제는 과거부터 꾸준히 제기되어온 해결과제라고 할 수 있으며, 최근 몇 년간의 문제만은 아니라는 것을 의미한다. 다산 정약용의 저서 "목민심서" 율기육조 중에서 제2조 청심에서 청렴은 수령의 기본임무이고, 모든 선의 근원이요 모든 덕의 근본이니, 청렴하지 않고서 수령 노릇을 할 수 있는 자는 없다고 하였다. 이는 공직사회의 청렴성을 중요시 하는 것으로 현대사회를 살아가는 공직자에게 귀감이 된다고 할 수 있을 것이다. 그러나 최근 경찰공무원의 청렴성이 대중매체의 도마에 끊임없이 회자되며, 이는 경찰조직구성원 전체에 대한 신뢰를 저하시키는 요인으로 작용되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 경찰부패와 청렴도 제고에 관련되는 선행연구를 검토하고, 경찰조직의 내 외적 환경에서의 청렴도 제고를 저해하고 있는 문제점을 도출하여, 이에 관한 개선방안을 제시하도록 하였다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.157-166
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• 2020

This study examines the status of major corruption in the public and private sectors in Korea. This study adopts the secondary data analysis method, and uses 'The Status of Corruption in Korean Society' released by Ipsos in March 2019. The annual difference analysis is conducted to examine the trend of major corruption, and the results are as follows. First, in the public sector, the number of conspicuous crimes, such as bribery, has decreased, but intelligent crimes that are not easily detected, such as abuse of authority, are increasing. In the private sector, embezzlement was on the decline, but breach of trust remained at a certain level. Second, from 2003 to 2017, the average annual change rate of major corruption in the public sector was 8.0%, while the private sector was 1.8%. Third, the public sector has seen a slight increase in corruption except in 2015, but the private sector has been declining since 2014. This study is different as it makes academic contributions by offering three anti-corruption measures; changing the culture of high power distance, changing the culture of low corruption perception, and abolishing the culture of impunity. Empirical studies using primary data that separate the two groups are required.