... media reactions to corruption revelations will be moderated by host country corruption levels. Design/methodology/approach This study uses corruption data from 168 MNEs charged under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and approximately 1 million tweets related to these firms' corrupt activities...

... and exports. Originality/value This work contributes to international business literature by analyzing how home market institutions influence firms' export intensity. In addition, the study contributes to corruption research by highlighting the importance of heterogeneous susceptibility of formal...

...Yusaf H. Akbar; Vukan Vujić Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to feature a cross-national study that investigates the relationship between national culture and corruption. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on the so-called “Grid-Group” framework of culture. An analysis...

...Chad Albrecht; Ricardo Malagueno; Daniel Holland; Matt Sanders Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the existence of a professional oversight body and certain country‐specific education regulations in auditing are associated with a country's perceived level of corruption...

...Chad Albrecht; Conan Albrecht; John Hooker Purpose Because cultures operate in very different ways, different activities are corrupting in different parts of the world. Taking the view that corruption is an activity that tends to undermine a cultural system, this paper aims to examine this issue...

... or their families (Zhang, 2001). Thus, more common forms of white‐collar crime in China involve bribery and corruption. Zhou and Cong (2001) define occupational fraud as part of white‐collar crime that “refers to an act whereby the individual illegally uses his or her position for personal benefit” (p. 59...

...Chad Albrecht; Conan Albrecht; Tanja Rabl; Torsten M. Kühlmann Purpose The literature states that rationalization strategies contribute to a spread of corruption in organizations. They are supposed to serve not only as post hoc justifications but also as ex ante determinants...

... business Culture Income Corruption The issue of bribery in international business has been receiving increasing attention from national governments, inter‐governmental bodies, non‐governmental organizations, chambers of commerce, civic institutions, business executives, and civil society...