Deciding to bribe: A cross-level analysis of firm and home country influences on bribery activity

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1401-1422

  Martin, Kelly D ^a   Cullen, John B ^b   Johnson, Jean L ^b   Parboteeah, K Praveen ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

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EID: 38949194597     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2007.28179462     Document Type: Article

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