The MNC as an agent of change for host-country institutions: FDI and corruption

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 767-785

  Kwok, Chuck C Y ^a   Tadesse, Solomon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Foreign direct investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750849560     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400228     Document Type: Article

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