Content Analysis of the Roots of Corruption in the Public Sector of the Developing Societies

Administrative corruption as an old injury to the organs of public organizations in developmental societies has become a national crisis today, and the continual evolution of this phenomenon leads to a risk of people's trust. Therefore, the present study aimed to answer the question "What are the roots of corruption in government organizations in developing countries?". Despite the prevalence of corruption, a comprehensive study has not been carried out in this area. Using the content analysis method, the researcher analyzed the results and findings of previous researchers and, by performing 7 steps, classified the roots into 29 concepts and 8 categories. The CASP checklist was used to control the qualitative researches and the Holsty reliability coefficient was used to confirm the findings. The results of the research showed that all factors in the levels of reason (individual motives and organizational conditions), middle (state) and macro (society and sovereignty) as the causes of corruption seem probable. However, in different societies in the developing world, agreement on the causes of corruption is more than expected. In all these poor or rich societies, corruption is associated with several factors: at macro level, threats and weaknesses of governance, unfamiliar civil society, middle level, weak rule of law, government capacity reduction, lack of economic development, weakness and Micro level, organizational behavior management and weak organizational behavior management. Finally, based on research findings, suggestions for future research are presented.