---
_id: '58511'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: We investigate differences in bribing decisions among two generations from
    East and West Germany in a bribery game conducted as an online study (N=168).
    This way, we aim to explore moral considerations of individuals influenced by
    two formerly different institutional systems. We find a higher propensity to bribe
    among young Germans compared to the older generation. Young East Germans even
    reveal a slightly greater inclination to bribe than their West German counterparts.
    We conclude that preferences for personal favors may be induced among young East
    Germans given the tense relationship between market opportunities and conveyed
    cultural traits of a socialist imprint.
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Thorsten Fabian
  full_name: Auer, Thorsten Fabian
  id: '49071'
  last_name: Auer
- first_name: Timo
  full_name: Berg, Timo
  last_name: Berg
- first_name: Christin
  full_name: Hoffmann, Christin
  last_name: Hoffmann
citation:
  ama: 'Auer TF, Berg T, Hoffmann C. Inter- and intragenerational differences in corrupt
    behavior: The development of morals after German reunification. <i>European Journal
    of Comparative Economics</i>. 2024;21(2):211-264. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>'
  apa: 'Auer, T. F., Berg, T., &#38; Hoffmann, C. (2024). Inter- and intragenerational
    differences in corrupt behavior: The development of morals after German reunification.
    <i>European Journal of Comparative Economics</i>, <i>21</i>(2), 211–264. <a href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Auer_Berg_Hoffmann_2024, title={Inter- and intragenerational differences
    in corrupt behavior: The development of morals after German reunification}, volume={21},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>},
    number={2}, journal={European Journal of Comparative Economics}, author={Auer,
    Thorsten Fabian and Berg, Timo and Hoffmann, Christin}, year={2024}, pages={211–264}
    }'
  chicago: 'Auer, Thorsten Fabian, Timo Berg, and Christin Hoffmann. “Inter- and Intragenerational
    Differences in Corrupt Behavior: The Development of Morals after German Reunification.”
    <i>European Journal of Comparative Economics</i> 21, no. 2 (2024): 211–64. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>.'
  ieee: 'T. F. Auer, T. Berg, and C. Hoffmann, “Inter- and intragenerational differences
    in corrupt behavior: The development of morals after German reunification,” <i>European
    Journal of Comparative Economics</i>, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 211–264, 2024, doi:
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>.'
  mla: 'Auer, Thorsten Fabian, et al. “Inter- and Intragenerational Differences in
    Corrupt Behavior: The Development of Morals after German Reunification.” <i>European
    Journal of Comparative Economics</i>, vol. 21, no. 2, 2024, pp. 211–64, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>.'
  short: T.F. Auer, T. Berg, C. Hoffmann, European Journal of Comparative Economics
    21 (2024) 211–264.
date_created: 2025-02-04T14:23:16Z
date_updated: 2025-03-05T09:51:09Z
department:
- _id: '184'
doi: 10.25428/1824-2979/032
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        21'
issue: '2'
jel:
- C91
- D73
- J14
- P51
keyword:
- Moral behavior
- Corruption
- Intra- and intergenerational study
- Institutional transformation
- Reunification
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://ejce.liuc.it/articles/ejce032.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 211-264
publication: European Journal of Comparative Economics
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1824-2979
publication_status: published
quality_controlled: '1'
related_material:
  link:
  - description: Ex-ante Registrierung der Studie in der AEA RCT Registry
    relation: earlier_version
    url: https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5397-2.3
status: public
title: 'Inter- and intragenerational differences in corrupt behavior: The development
  of morals after German reunification'
type: journal_article
user_id: '1112'
volume: 21
year: '2024'
...
---
_id: '34281'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: In this paper, we apply imprinting theory to examine how institutional transformation
    substantially influences perceptions of corruption that we argue to be incorporated
    to a varying extent in organizations founded in that period. For this purpose,
    we compare the effect of a sudden shock (dissolution of the Soviet Union) on the
    managers' present perceptions to that of a steady transition (EU accession). We
    consult the 5th round of the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey
    from 2012 to 2014 analyzing 4715 interviews with managers of organizations from
    twelve Central and Eastern European countries. Our results reveal striking differences
    in the present perception of corruption for organizations founded immediately
    before and immediately after these institutional transitions. The study's results
    contribute to the research on imprinting theory regarding the relationship between
    organizations and institutional conditions that constitutes a lasting effect on
    organizational structures. Thus, applying an institutional perspective that considers
    less stable periods for organizations yields a promising avenue in research on
    organizational behavior.
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Thorsten Fabian
  full_name: Auer, Thorsten Fabian
  id: '49071'
  last_name: Auer
- first_name: Karin
  full_name: Knorr, Karin
  id: '33333'
  last_name: Knorr
- first_name: Kirsten
  full_name: Thommes, Kirsten
  id: '72497'
  last_name: Thommes
citation:
  ama: Auer TF, Knorr K, Thommes K. Long‐term effects of institutional conditions
    on perceived corruption – A study on organizational imprinting in post‐communist
    countries. <i>Business Ethics, the Environment &#38; Responsibility</i>. 2022;32(2):478-497.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12506">10.1111/beer.12506</a>
  apa: Auer, T. F., Knorr, K., &#38; Thommes, K. (2022). Long‐term effects of institutional
    conditions on perceived corruption – A study on organizational imprinting in post‐communist
    countries. <i>Business Ethics, the Environment &#38; Responsibility</i>, <i>32</i>(2),
    478–497. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12506">https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12506</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Auer_Knorr_Thommes_2022, title={Long‐term effects of institutional
    conditions on perceived corruption – A study on organizational imprinting in post‐communist
    countries}, volume={32}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12506">10.1111/beer.12506</a>},
    number={2}, journal={Business Ethics, the Environment &#38; Responsibility}, publisher={Wiley},
    author={Auer, Thorsten Fabian and Knorr, Karin and Thommes, Kirsten}, year={2022},
    pages={478–497} }'
  chicago: 'Auer, Thorsten Fabian, Karin Knorr, and Kirsten Thommes. “Long‐term Effects
    of Institutional Conditions on Perceived Corruption – A Study on Organizational
    Imprinting in Post‐communist Countries.” <i>Business Ethics, the Environment &#38;
    Responsibility</i> 32, no. 2 (2022): 478–97. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12506">https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12506</a>.'
  ieee: 'T. F. Auer, K. Knorr, and K. Thommes, “Long‐term effects of institutional
    conditions on perceived corruption – A study on organizational imprinting in post‐communist
    countries,” <i>Business Ethics, the Environment &#38; Responsibility</i>, vol.
    32, no. 2, pp. 478–497, 2022, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12506">10.1111/beer.12506</a>.'
  mla: Auer, Thorsten Fabian, et al. “Long‐term Effects of Institutional Conditions
    on Perceived Corruption – A Study on Organizational Imprinting in Post‐communist
    Countries.” <i>Business Ethics, the Environment &#38; Responsibility</i>, vol.
    32, no. 2, Wiley, 2022, pp. 478–97, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12506">10.1111/beer.12506</a>.
  short: T.F. Auer, K. Knorr, K. Thommes, Business Ethics, the Environment &#38; Responsibility
    32 (2022) 478–497.
date_created: 2022-12-08T06:59:28Z
date_updated: 2023-11-23T08:10:48Z
department:
- _id: '178'
- _id: '184'
doi: 10.1111/beer.12506
intvolume: '        32'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- Central and Eastern Europe
- corruption
- imprinting theory
- institutional transformation
- shock-imprinting
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/beer.12506
oa: '1'
page: 478-497
project:
- _id: '81'
  grant_number: DFG 398074981
  name: 'OrgIdent: Die Konstruktion organisationaler Identität und der Einfluss von
    Geschichte'
publication: Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 2694-6424
  issn:
  - 2694-6416
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Long‐term effects of institutional conditions on perceived corruption – A study
  on organizational imprinting in post‐communist countries
type: journal_article
user_id: '49071'
volume: 32
year: '2022'
...