The Role of Human Resource Management Activities in Reducing Managerial Corruption in Organizations

The challenge of reducing managerial corruption is felt across almost all organizations across the globe. This study is a theoretical analysis, which examines the role of human resource management (HRM) activities in reducing managerial corruption in organizations. The evaluated literature reveals that the HRM has a combination of roles, which can be emphasized to help eliminate ineffective organizational procedures that create room for managerial corruption and bribery. The study also established that managerial corruption is rampant partly due to the weak and ineffective organizational structures. The misuse of organizational funds and resources is a common incident. Bribes are paid and funds are embezzled by individuals who are in organizational positions to exercise discretion. Individuals at the management level are often accused of fraudulent use of funds, extortion of organizational assets. The HRM formulates organizational strategies, and its activities have an implicit purpose of enforcing managerial discipline and managing employees and organizational welfare. In order to improve the HRM’s ability to combat managerial corruption, the study recommends that proper strategies, anticorruption techniques, and ethical standards must be formulated and implemented by the HRM. This will help curb corruption and unethical behavior by eliminating ineffective procedures.