Essays about: "World Bank Enterprise Survey"

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

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

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

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jihane Boukou; [2017]
    Keywords : Corruption; bribery; firm performance; China; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  4. 8. Financial Credibility, Financial Constraints and Rule of Law : A quantitative study on international firms

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi; Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Daniel Andersson; Jakob Kostet; [2016]
    Keywords : auditing; enterprise survey; financial credibility; financial constraints; information asymmetry; rule of law.;

    Abstract : Reducing firms’ financial constraints can be an important element for economic growth. Previous scholars have documented various factors that affect firms’ ability to access finance (e.g. Lambert et al. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Effect of Corruption on Firm Performance. A case study of Brazil

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Michael Logemann; [2015-07-13]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the effect of corruption on firm performance for enterprises in Brazil. Corruption is measured by the amount of bribe payments and corporate performance by the amount of total annual firm sales. For this specific study I used the Enterprise Survey data set which was published by the World Bank in 2009. READ MORE

  6. 10. Human Capital Access for Chinese Private Firms: Ownership Effect and Firm Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Karla Iskandar; [2015]
    Keywords : Chinese private firms; Human capital; China; Firm ownership; firm performance; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the standing of private firms in the post-privatization economic reform in China regarding their access to human capital. The cross-sectional dataset used to test the model is extracted from the World Bank 2012 Enterprise Survey. READ MORE