Essays about: "low-level corruption"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words low-level corruption.

1. 1. The Impact of Corruption on Swedish Firms Operating in Russia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Karina Asratian; Arran Pickwick; [2020]
   Keywords : Corruption; Host Country; Home Country; Political Risk; Russia; Sweden; MNC; Network; Culture;

   Abstract : This study informs on the ways in which Swedish multinational companies (MNCs) operating in Russia perceive and respond to the corruption they face whilst operating there, coming from a home country with a low level of corruption, Sweden, in relation to Russia, a country with a high level of corruption. The study uses a qualitative research method, conducting semi-structured interviews with six senior executives from Swedish MNCs that have, or are currently working in Russia for the Swedish firm. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the reasons behind persistent low-level corruption in Hungary by looking into (the absence of) formally reported wrongdoings: “The less said, the better”.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Fanni Gyurko; [2015]
   Keywords : legal pluralism; living law; low-level corruption; whistleblowing; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This master thesis in Sociology of Law explored the persistency of low-level corruption in post-communist Hungary. By adopting an anthropological approach 20 unstructured in-depth interviews were conducted in Hungarian language. The main focus of the research was on how law actually works. READ MORE

4. 3. Bribery in Medical Service Delivery in Slovakia: Exploring the Gap

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Katarina Civanova; [2015]
   Keywords : socio-legal research; Slovakia; critical discourse analysis; living law; medical service delivery; healthcare sector; bribery; corruption; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The topic of corruption can be discussed from a variety of standpoints including economic, political, and social implications. The focus of this thesis project is on healthcare sector and more specifically the low-level act of corruption, the bribery, which occurs between a doctor and a patient. READ MORE

5. 4. The Effect of Intergenerational Social Mobility on Tolerance to Corruption. An Analysis for OECD Countries.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Viktoriya Chuikina; [2014-11-21]
   Keywords : tolerance to corruption; corruption; intergenerational social mobility; equal pportunities; inequality;

   Abstract : This study aims to provide the answer to the question if intergenerational social mobility has an effect on tolerance to corruption. By merging together two fields of literature in social science – corruption and equality of opportunities offered in a society and performing statistical analysis this paper provides some evidences that societal mobility and tolerance to corruption are correlated. READ MORE

6. 5. Does democracy have an effect on a nation's ability to achieve economic growth? : An empirical analysis of the relationship between deomcracy and growth

   University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Maria Kalingas Ruin; [2012]
   Keywords : Economic growth; democracy; exogenous and endogenous growth; institutional setup; social capital; corruption;

   Abstract : The rate of economic growth varies extensively between different countries. The underlying reasons to the differences are dissimilarities in productivity and efficiency, which in turn seem to be affected by factors such as the institutional setup, the rate of economic freedom, the level of human and social capital, corruption and interpersonal trust. READ MORE