The effects of organizational and political embeddedness on financial malfeasance in the largest U.S. corporations: Dependence, incentives, and opportunities

American Sociological Review

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-354

  Prechel, Harland ^a   Morris, Theresa ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Trinity College   (United States)

Author keywords

financial malfeasance; managerial autonomy; organizational and political embeddedness; public policy

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; FINANCIAL SERVICES; INCENTIVE; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; NEOLIBERALISM; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY APPROACH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049417359     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122410372229     Document Type: Article

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