Introduction -- HRM Institutional framework -- Corruption and malpractices in Public Sector HRM -- HR planning -- HR recruitment -- Selection and placement -- Performance management -- Compensation and remuneration

The theme of the present paper is how to trace these behavioral tendencies back to the institutional conditions, constituting the HRM system: policies and practices. (Few among the many publications which tackled the subject of integrity and corruption focus on how public sector HRM reforms could substantially contribute to enhancing integrity and combating corruption. The few that tackled the subject focused on the institutional role of HRM in promoting professionalism and ethics in public service. Most of the other writings focused on public financial and, procurement systems. ) The present paper analyzes the anatomy of corruption and malpractices in HRM. It offers an institutional framework that results in more ethical, or more corrupt behavior, within public sector organizations. It analyzes HRM policies and regulations that make up or impact upon the framework. The paper then reviews international trends and implications for needed reforms in public sector HRM in the Arab region.