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We accepted hypothesis 1 according to which countries with low
level of individualism show high level of corruption. The
correlation coefficient proved that medium-strong direct
dependence exists between the variables of individualism and
CPI.
We also accept the second hypothesis proposing that the cultural
dimension of long term orientation (v. short term orientation)
does not have a significant statistical impact on the corruption
level in the country. Although, on the basis of regression
analysis we observed a slight decrease in corruption in countries
with higher level of long term orientation, the statistical
significance of this estimation was very marginal. Therefore,
there is a need for further research in this area based on either
different sample of countries, or future data.
The third hypothesis should be rejected. Despite of theoretically
grounded expectation that countries with high level of
indulgence show high level of corruption the correlation and
particularly the regression analyses showed positive correlation
between variables of indulgence and CPI. It means that countries
with higher level of indulgence are less corrupt.
Results of our analysis lead us to conclusion that the cultural
dimensions of individualism and indulgence have impact on
corruption perception within the OECD countries. Countries
with high level of both individualism and indulgence show low
level of corruption. This enables us to suggest that, from a long
term perspective, it is possible to face corruption by influencing
culture. It is generally assumed that national culture may change
only very slowly. For example, Akanji (2017) considers a
cultural change for possible, even though difficult. In our
opinion, the decisive role in this change should be played by
education. This conclusion is in line with Casson (2006)
according to whom values and beliefs are memorized by
individuals, and are transmitted to the next generation through
parenting and education. Moreover, the study of Lv (2017)
showed that nations should invest in education and human skills
to reap the benefits of lower corruption levels.
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