The propensity to bribe in international business: The relevance of cultural variables

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-300

  Sanyal, Rajib ^a   Guvenli, Turgut ^b  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bribery; Corruption; Culture; Income; International business

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993027514     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600910977364     Document Type: Article

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