Extant literature on FDI entry modes and corruption tend to convey the idea that corruption leads to the choice of low … contact with corrupt state officials. Recently, some studies argument that despite corruption, linguistic and historical ties … between home and host countries guide MNCs to prefer high equity modes. Focusing on a rather unexplored setting, the African …

which PALOP’s corruption levels influence the entry modes of Portuguese MNCs in these countries. …Extant literature on FDI entry modes and corruption tend to convey the idea that corruption leads to the choice of low … contact with corrupt state officials. Recently, however, Demirbag et al. (2010) argument that, despite corruption, linguistic …

This paper empirically investigates the influence of corruption, bureaucratic quality and government stability on … period of 1985-2008. Owing to the long-term relationship with the host, absence of corruption and bureaucratic interventions … absence of corruption, honest public office holders, efficient bureaucracy and government stability for the foreign direct …

home-country environment, leads MNCs to invest more in countries with corruption levels similar to those of their home … country. MNCs develop skills for dealing with home-country corruption, and these skills become a competitive advantage in host …We model the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the level of corruption in multinational firms …

bribing abroad. Such increase in costs will make foreign investors more sensitive to corruption and induce them to reduce …

This paper examines the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment (FDI). It argues that corruption results not … findings. First, corruption results in relatively lower FDI from countries that have signed the OECD Convention on Combating … act as a deterrent against engaging in corruption in foreign countries. Second, corruption results in relatively higher …

Corruption has a negative impact on foreign direct investment (FDI). However, transition economies show high levels of … corruption and also high levels of FDI. I argue that it is not the level but rather the type of corruption that affects FDI in … transition economies. Pervasive corruption, or corruption that is widely present, acts as a deterrent to FDI because it increases …

invested. We find a linear and negative relationship between host country corruption and the likelihood of MNCs locating in …We analyse the effect of corruption on FDI. Using FDI outflows from a sample of East European transition economies that … the inertia of past investments. Our model separates the effects of corruption on FDI location decisions and on the amount …