Determinants of Bribery in Asian Firms: Evidence from the World Business Environment Survey

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-88

  Wu, Xun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; Bribery; Corruption

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349282675     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9871-4     Document Type: Article

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