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European Journal of Marketing, 2008
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine a model of how a foreign businessman obtains and maintains cronyism from his Chinese counterpart that emphasizes on an insider perspective to convert him from a new friend to an old friend of his Chinese counterpart through aguanxiadaptation mechanism.Design/methodology/approachA vigorous analysis of ...
T.K.P. Leung +2 more
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine a model of how a foreign businessman obtains and maintains cronyism from his Chinese counterpart that emphasizes on an insider perspective to convert him from a new friend to an old friend of his Chinese counterpart through aguanxiadaptation mechanism.Design/methodology/approachA vigorous analysis of ...
T.K.P. Leung +2 more
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Cities, connections and cronyism [PDF]
, 2006 Recent developments in the global system of cities present a curious paradox. With the cost of communications declining almost to zero and substantial, though less dramatic reductions in transport costs, there is now little technical requirement for most kinds of production to be undertaken in any particular location, or for elements of production ...
Quiggin, John, Quiggin, John
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Cronyism: a cross-cultural analysis
Journal of International Business Studies, 2005The devastating economic effects of the Asian financial crisis and US corporate scandals have underscored the need to strengthen corporate governance provisions. Although cronyism has been suggested as a leading cause of the two crises, it has received little attention from scholars.
Naresh Khatri +2 more
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Cronyism and education performance
Economic Modelling, 2014Abstract Recent research suggests that some countries may be unable to use productively their schooling output because of the scope of cronyism or corruption. We investigate further and demonstrate that, in a stylised model, cronyism in the labour market, (e.g.
COCO, GIUSEPPE, Raffaele Lagravinese
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Social Choice and Welfare, 2011
This paper analyzes incentives for cronyism in politics within a political agency model with moral hazard. The analysis focuses on the institutional features, which define contractual and appointment procedures within political organizations. The institutional framework does not allow explicit contracting with politicians.
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This paper analyzes incentives for cronyism in politics within a political agency model with moral hazard. The analysis focuses on the institutional features, which define contractual and appointment procedures within political organizations. The institutional framework does not allow explicit contracting with politicians.
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Financial Review, 2002
This paper examines the effects of several potential explanatory factors related to the 1997–1998 East Asian crisis. We find that a crisis can improve a poorly functioning credit system by making domestic lending rates more responsive to market‐based returns. We report that the responsiveness of short‐term lending rates is directly related to the level
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This paper examines the effects of several potential explanatory factors related to the 1997–1998 East Asian crisis. We find that a crisis can improve a poorly functioning credit system by making domestic lending rates more responsive to market‐based returns. We report that the responsiveness of short‐term lending rates is directly related to the level
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Clawbacks and Cronyism: Evidence from China
Financial Management, 2011This paper is the first to examine the long‐term impact on bank lending policy of clawbacks in executive compensation contracts. Using a hand‐gathered database of Chinese business lending, we find evidence of reduced cronyism at the Big Four Chinese banks during the period after the introduction of a clawback program, marking a shift from earlier ...
Linda Allen, Guangzhong Li
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Cronyism and Education: Evidence from Italy
Politica economica, 2020This paper investigates the relationship between cronyism and educational attainments. Through a stylised theoretical model, we show that cronyism reduces incentives for workers to acquire education, by lowering its expected value. However, high level of cronyism can foster competition among influential individuals to achieve high-job positions, thus ...
livio ferrante, maria rosaria pappalardo
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CRONYISM: THE DOWNSIDE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING.
Academy of Management Proceedings, 2003Studies of social networking have focused primarily on its benefits. In this paper, we examine a potential negative outcome from social networking, cronyism.
NARESH KHATRI +2 more
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2019
This chapter looks at cronyism as a pillar of Morocco’s political economy and studies its manifestation and impact in the manufacturing sector. Cronyism and patronage have helped the Makhzen to strengthen its control on Moroccan society and prevent any countervailing power from taking root, especially in the economic sphere.
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This chapter looks at cronyism as a pillar of Morocco’s political economy and studies its manifestation and impact in the manufacturing sector. Cronyism and patronage have helped the Makhzen to strengthen its control on Moroccan society and prevent any countervailing power from taking root, especially in the economic sphere.
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