...Abdullah S. Karaman; Fernando Luiz E. Viana; Nejla Ould Daoud Ellili; Ali Uyar Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate whether public governance quality (i.e. control of corruption and voice and accountability) and corporate governance strength (i.e. environmental committee existence...

... argue that the institutions positively moderate the relationship between FDI and regional technology-based entrepreneurship. This study supports the negative interaction effect of FDI and corruption on technology-based entrepreneurship in eastern regions, suggesting that corruption weakens FDI’s...

... impact firms to become HGFs. The authors frame the arguments around three institutional dimensions, namely corruption, investment climate and bureaucratic quality. Findings The findings suggest that the rates of HGFs are significantly higher in emerging CEE countries as compared with those...

...David Lamond; Rocky Dwyer; Osvaldo R. Agatiello Purpose Economic theory and practice profess that corruption is a crime of calculation, normally perpetrated for economic gain. Policy responses, as a consequence, revolve around the restrictions and incentives needed to curb economic opportunities...

... Ethics Corruption Best practice Globalization A century ago sociologist Max Weber hypothesised that it was the irruption of rationality in everyday life what created capitalism in the Late Middle Ages (Weber, 1958). New principles of law and accounting started treating corporations...

... a leadership role in the development of transnational law against corruption. Meanwhile, the Internet and other new technologies are developing as parallel, mostly non‐governmental tools against corruption. Unlike transnational and most national laws, their impact has already been clearly visible in Africa...

...Darlington Richards; Gladson Nwanna; Sonny Nwankwo Heavy debt burdens and corruption have not only had a debilitating effect on development but also undermined efforts at economic recovery and market‐enhancing initiatives in many African countries. Africa is the world’s most aid‐dependent...

... of failure. Analyses a case of a failing decision. Concerns a local government department with a reputation for corruption and incompetence. Concludes that although escalation may reflect emotional pressures, persistence is not necessarily irrational. From a practical standpoint, argues that we need...