Government corruption and the entry strategies of multinationals Academic Article

abstract

• Multinational enterprises (MNEs) often encounter government corruption when operating in host countries; however, in the international management literature, it is typically assumed that government officials pursue national interests rather than their own. We introduce a two-dimensional framework to further the understanding of public sector corruption and identify its implications for MNEs. Using an institutional perspective, we examine how the pervasiveness and arbitrariness of corruption can affect an MNE's organizational legitimacy and strategic decision making. We apply our analysis to the mode of entry decision.

authors

• Eden, Lorraine

published proceedings

• ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Rodriguez, P., Uhlenbruck, K., & Eden, L.

citation count

• 440

complete list of authors

• Rodriguez, P||Uhlenbruck, K||Eden, L

publication date

• April 2005

publisher

• Academy of Management  Publisher

published in

• ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW  Journal

keywords

• 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services
• 3507 Strategy, Management And Organisational Behaviour

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5465/AMR.2005.16387894

start page

• 383

end page

• 396

volume

• 30

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amr.2005.16387894