Improving Corruption Risk Management in the Slovak Republic : Results from a 2023 Experiment in Applying Behavioural Insights to Public Integrity / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporations--Corrupt practices.

Corporations.

Corruption.

Public administration--Moral and ethical aspects.

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (90 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

This report provides insights on applying behavioural insights to improve public integrity in the public administration of the Slovak Republic. This report illustrates, through a stepwise application of the OECD BASIC toolkit, how corruption risk management policies can be improved through the identification and analysis of undesired behaviours, and through the design and testing of strategies to change these behaviours. Specifically, a randomised controlled trial was employed to test the effect of two behaviourally informed strategies to improve risk communication in the public administration. The results provided novel empirical evidence that: 1. providing support to public servants to better understand risks; and 2. exposing public servants to good leadership examples can improve their propensity to communicate risks. Moreover, it was found that feeling safe, trusting and being aware of risk communication channels also play an important role in improving risk communication. Based on the findings, this report provides recommendations to improve the risk management system of the Slovak Republic and inform the discussion on the upcoming National Anti-corruption Strategy, contributing to advancing the country's efforts in curbing corruption.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Executive summary

Make risk communication feel safe and encouraged

Empower leaders to set the standard through their actions

Ensure the risk communication process is easy and well-understood

1 Behavioural analysis and proposals to strengthen corruption risk management in the Slovak Republic

1.1. The role of risk management systems in enhancing public sector integrity

1.2. Risk management practices in the National Anti-Corruption Plan of the Slovak Republic for the years 2019-2023 1.3. The value of applying behavioural science to reduce corruption

1.3.1. Using OECD tools and ethics for applied behavioural insights: The BASIC Toolkit

1.4. Diagnostic analysis: The behavioural challenges and opportunities in the public administration of the Slovak Republic

1.4.1. Identifying problem behaviours in the Slovak public administration

1.4.2. Barriers and enablers of key behaviours related to corruption risk management

Limited support from leaders

Low feeling of safety in communicating risks

Lack of ease and awareness of how to communicate risks 1.5. Connecting the results to previous research to better analyse behaviours

1.5.1. Communicating corruption risks is dependent on the understanding of a corruption risk

1.5.2. Leaders have a central role in encouraging employees to behave ethically

1.5.3. Psychological safety as a driver of ethical behaviors

References

Notes

2 Experimenting and assessing the impact of two behavioural strategies in the Slovak Republic

2.1. The experimental design

2.1.1. Survey dissemination and incentives to encourage participation 2.2. Descriptive statistics to provide insights on the sample

2.3. Experimental results

2.3.1. The two behavioural interventions significantly improved the likelihood of communicating a risk

2.3.2. The treatments slightly improve general feelings of safety among the respondents

2.3.3. Respondents feel safest when communicating risks to specific stakeholders

2.3.4. Understanding the importance of communicating a risk is low in the whole sample

2.3.5. Trust in the risk management system is dependent on knowledge of the reporting channels

Note 3 Lessons to strengthen corruption risk management in the Slovak Republic

3.1. Last step of BASIC: Scaling up the successful results

3.2. Make risk communication feel safe and encouraged

3.2.1. Cultivate a safer environment for employees to communicate risks and feel heard

3.2.2. Conduct further research to understand the differences in perceptions and behaviours between younger and senior employees

3.3. Empower leaders to set the standard through their actions

3.3.1. Encourage good leadership and make it salient.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9789264776067