Does giving lead to getting? Evidence from Chinese private enterprises

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-90

  Su, Jun ^a   He, Jia ^b  

^a BEIJING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Donation; Philanthropy; Political connections; Private enterprise; Property rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949916778     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0183-0     Document Type: Article

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