Managers know that most attempts to curb organizational corruption begin with enthusiasm and end with cynicism. Today’s best managers know that fighting corruption begins by getting rid of employees who guard the status quo to prevent change to the old corrupt way of life. Create anticorruption entrepreneurs in your company to help curb corruption. Give the entrepreneurs support and resources to help them create a new culture that seeks out and destroys corrupt employee behavior. Help entrepreneurs use economic, cultural, social, and symbolic resources to help change current corrupt employee mindsets.
Source: Misangyi, V. F., Weaver, G. R., & Elms, H. 2008. Ending corruption: The interplay among institutional logics, resources, and institutional entrepreneurs. Academy of Management Review, 33, 750-770.
