Sökning: "grease-the-wheels"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade ordet grease-the-wheels.

  1. 1. Corruption: A catalyst for economic growth? - The case of India

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Författare :Selver Berbic; Hugo Molander; [2023-07-03]
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    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to investigate and evaluate the role of institutional quality in fostering innovation in developing countries, specifically focusing on corruption's impact on product and process innovation at the firm level in India. The study utilizes a probit model with and without fixed effects applied to data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) for both 2014 and 2022, individually. LÄS MER

  2. 2. “GREASING” OR “SANDING-THE-WHEELS”? AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT ON THE IMPACT OF CORRUPTION ON FIRM INNOVATION IN CHINA

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Melody Trinh; [2019]
    Nyckelord :corruption; China; firms; innovation; grease-the-wheels; sand-the-wheels; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Corruption is generally considered to affect firm innovation negatively. Yet recent scholarship is indicating that corruption may yield positive effects on innovation practices by removing certain barriers associated with starting up or operating businesses. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Corruption and firm performance: An empirical study on the impact of bribe payments on the performance of Chinese firms

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Jihane Boukou; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Corruption; bribery; firm performance; China; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Corruption is often compared to a double-edged sword. While acting as a “necessary evil” to avoid bureaucratic inefficiencies such as red tape to grease the wheels of commerce, there are many other studies expressing their concerns regarding the negative effects corruption has on growth. LÄS MER