Generalised Trust and Relation Centrism for Corruption as Perceived by Firms

Olarewaju, Tolu; Tamvada, Jagannadha; McDowall-Emefiele, Sharin

Abstract

We investigate the role of generalised trust and relation centrism for corruption as perceived by 16,785 firms in 20 lower- and middle-income countries. This quantitative empirical research demonstrates that higher levels of family centrism and generalised trust are linked with more corruption as perceived by firms. The results however show significant regional disparities suggesting that firms will need to be aware of these differences, as they are likely to determine their optimal strategic choices when entering or expanding their operations into new territories.

Citation

Olarewaju, T., Tamvada, J., & McDowall-Emefiele, S. (2022). Generalised Trust and Relation Centrism for Corruption as Perceived by Firms. . https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2022.58

• Conference Name: 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
• Conference Location: Seattle, Washington, USA (including Hybrid)
• Start Date: Aug 5, 2022
• End Date: Aug 9, 2022
• Acceptance Date: Apr 25, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jul 6, 2022
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 7, 2023
• Publisher: Academy of Management
• Volume: 2022
• Series Title: Academy of Management Conference 2022 - SIM Best Paper
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2022.58
• Publisher URL: https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.58