Designing a Checklist for Corruption Measurement in China

Abstract

The present study has been conducted to construct a valid and reliable checklist of indicators for the construction of corruption measurement model in China. The study has used a DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) tool of six sigma technique for the checklist process improvement. Twenty-four experts with diversified background were included in the study to evaluate the applicability of the adapted version of corruption measurement tool in the Chinese context. The checklist comprised of five major departments under administrative sector; human resource management, financial management, asset management, external control, and services and authority departments. Kruskal Wallis test, Cronbach's alpha, R2, and internal consistency were applied to check the reliability and validity of the checklist. The results showed that all the indicators are applicable in the Chinese context and the designed checklist is highly reliable and valid for the construction of administrative corruption measurement model in China. This tool could be used in measuring the administrative level corruption in China and other researchers can test its applicability in different contexts for future use.