Corruption as a perverse Innovation: The dark side of digitalization and corruption in international business

A Malik, FJ Froese - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Digitalization has had pervasive effects on corruption, introducing new opportunities and
challenges to minimize the use of corruptive behaviours. This study investigates the dark …

Doing good by combating bad in the digital world: Institutional pressures, anti-corruption practices, and competitive implications of MNE foreign subsidiaries

BI Park, SS Xiao - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This study extends nascent research on international corporate social responsibility (CSR)
by positing that foreign subsidiaries of multinational enterprises (MNEs) can overcome …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple principal conflicts and technological innovation performances of international new ventures: Moderating role of founder's experiences

T Roh, BI Park, SS Xiao - Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 2022 - Elsevier
To examine technological innovation performances of international new ventures (INVs), this
study investigates how and under what conditions insider and institutional ownership might …

Home country environment and the downside risk implications of multinationality: Empirical evidence from Chinese SMEs

C Zhou - Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 2023 - Elsevier
According to real options theory, a global network built through multinational investments
endows a firm with a series of options for future development. These options can enhance a …

Corruption, the digital sectors, and the profitability of foreign subsidiaries in emerging markets

Y Wu, Y Yang, T Mickiewicz - Journal of Business Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Utilising institutional theory, we reconsider the relationship between foreign subsidiary
profitability and host country corruption, and offer two key insights. First, when corruption is …

Institutional factors and CSR reporting in a developing country: Evidence from the neo-institutional perspective

MA Jahid, R Yaya, S Pratolo… - Cogent Business & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This research aims to investigate how institutional pressures, such as legal, cultural, and
normative factors, affect CSR reporting (CSRR) in the context of a developing nation. Based …

Corporate political activity and bribery in Africa: Do internet penetration and foreign ownership matter?

TA Liedong, D Aghanya, A Jimenez… - Journal of Business …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is significant research on the outcomes of corporate political activity (hereafter CPA).
However, despite a few prior studies acknowledging the negative externalities of political …

Effect of pressure on construction company compliance attitudes: Moderating role of organizational ethical climate

J Liu, Y Wang, Z Wang - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Increasingly demanding project requirements, stringent regulatory environments, and the
urgent need to create a positive industry climate all exert great pressure on construction …

Institutional theory and multinational corporation internationalization strategy: a systematic review and future research agenda

A Saikia, SN Bhattacharya, R Dwivedi - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study reviews the literature on institutional theory in international business and
examines the institutional factors behind the success or failure of multinational corporations …

Killing two birds with one stone in the nonmarket environment: The Orchestration of corporate social responsibility as a political strategy

TA Liedong - British Journal of Management, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper explores how corporate social responsibility (CSR) is used as a political strategy.
Drawing on social exchange theory and using data from firms operating in Ghana, the …