Corruption distance and the equity-based foreign entry strategies of multinational enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa

Ling Liu1, José Godinez2, John S. Henley1, J. Mauricio Galli Geleilate2
1University of Edinburgh Business School, 29 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9JS, UK
2University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Pulichino Tong Building, Room 349, 155-175 Riverside St, Lowell, MA, 01854, USA

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