THE INFLUENCE OF PERCEIVED INJUSTICE AND AGE ON CORRUPTION PROCLIVITY OF SELECTED WORKERS IN LAGOS STATE NIGERIA
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Corruption is a global problem which has defied several interventions; it usually results when there is an opportunistic coincidence of motivation to act corruptly with actual occasions to so do (Treisman, 2007). This becomes heightened when employees perceive that they are being unfairly treated in their workplaces. Anchoring on Pinder and Harlos’ (2001) organizational injustice (interactional and systemic injustice) the study investigates the influence of perceived injustice on corruption proclivity. The study was carried out on 1011 workers (Male = 541; Female = 429; 41= not specified); 423 old (40 years and above), 518 young workers (below 40 years) and 70 participants who did not specify their ages. Data was collected using the Perceived Injustice Scale developed by Hodson, Creighton, Jamison, Reible and Welsh (1994) and the Attitude Towards Corruption Scale. Results showed that Perceived injustice and age influenced workers’ corruption proclivity. The results were discussed and recommendations made
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