Organizational isomorphism and corruption: An empirical research in Russia

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-76

  Venard, Bertrand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Ethics; Russia; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350620567     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9984-9     Document Type: Article

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