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Institutions and corruption relationship: Evidence from African countries

Agyenim Boateng, Yan Wang, Collins G. Ntim, Mohamed Elmagrhi Orcid Logo

Journal of International Management, Volume: 30, Issue: 3

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.intman.2024.101136

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This study considers the combined effects of formal (i.e., national governance) and informal (i.e., national culture) institutions on corruption based on a sample of 52 African countries over the 2007–2022 period. Employing institutional theory, our findings are three-fold. First, we find weak forma...

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ISSN: 1075-4253 1873-0620
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