Firm Networking and Bribery in China: Assessing Some Potential Negative Consequences of Firm Openness

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 533-545

  Huang, Fang ^a   Rice, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bribery; Chinese firms; Networking; Openness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860567659     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1062-z     Document Type: Article

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