Original
Fighting Corruption Through Accountability? A Survey Experiment
Abstract
ABSTRACT Democratic Weberian bureaucracy is facing great challenges upholding public values as we see turbulent party politics disrupt merit‐based systems, causing bureaucrats' goal displacement and conflicting compliance under multiple accountability mechanisms. Using vignette experiment design, 555 Taiwanese public employees were surveyed to explore how legal, administrative, and social accountabilities influence the perception of black, gray, and white corruption. While respondents accurately identified corruption severity, accountability reminders diminish ethical judgments and are ineffective in explaining whistle‐blowing intention. The study revealed that organizational positions interact differently with accountability reminders in a Weberian bureaucracy. Findings highlight the need to cultivate ethical judgment to shift from external controls to trigger greater perceived accountability to combat corruption. This study sheds light on both felt accountability and corruption theories to reflect existing anti‐corruption strategies.
中文
通过问责制打击腐败？一项调查实验
摘要
民主的韦伯式官僚制在维护公共价值方面面临巨大挑战，因为动荡的政党政治扰乱了以功绩为基础的制度，导致官僚目标置换，并在多重问责机制下产生相互冲突的服从。本研究采用情境实验设计，对555名台湾公职人员进行了调查，以探讨法律问责、行政问责和社会问责如何影响对黑色腐败、灰色腐败和白色腐败的认知。尽管受访者能够准确识别腐败的严重程度，但问责提醒削弱了伦理判断，并且无法有效解释举报意愿。研究发现，在韦伯式官僚制中，组织职位与问责提醒之间存在不同的交互效应。研究结果强调，需要培养伦理判断，以从外部控制转向激发更强的感知问责，从而打击腐败。本研究有助于阐明感知问责与腐败理论，并反思现有的反腐败策略。
关键词
反腐败、问责制、调查实验、官僚制、腐败认知、举报意愿、公职人员、台湾