Red Capitalists: Political Connections and Firm Performance in China
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Red Capitalists: Political Connections and Firm Performance in China
Uncertainty in the policy making process creates substantial transaction costs for firms (Williamson, 1991; Henisz andZelner, 2004). Consequently, business organisations engage in political behaviour to internalise these costs and influence the policy process in ways favourable to them. The current paper is concerned with a particular form of political strategy adopted by firms in China. A sign...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kyklos
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0023-5962
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2010.00486.x