Who bribes? Evidence from the United Nations' oil-for-food program

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1363-1383

  Jeong, Yujin ^a   Weiner, Robert J ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

corruption; international trade; ownership structure; petroleum industry; rent

Indexed keywords

AGENCY THEORY; CORRUPTION; CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDICES; ECONOMIC THEORIES; GLOBAL SETTINGS; MANAGERIAL INCENTIVES; OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE; RENT; UNITED NATIONS;

CRIME; ECONOMICS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MANAGERS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

OILS AND FATS;

EID: 84867856219     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.1986     Document Type: Article

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