Corruption's Effect on Business Venturing Within the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2780856 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David T Mitchell (0000-0001-8479-7747), David Mitchell (0000-0002-2803-5243, Mitchell College), Noel D Campbell (University of Central Arkansas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1135-1152 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2009.00665.x |
| OpenAlex | W1997031517 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 24 |
In developing countries with high levels of corruption, people are often forced into small-business venturing or survivalist entrepreneurship because larger, more efficient firms do not exist. In developed countries, however, low corruption means that people choose entrepreneurship as a better means of innovating. In this article we use federal convictions of state and local officials and the Small Business Administration's firm formation data to test whether corruption within the United States forces some people into business venturing. We find that business venturing within the United States is caused in part by corruption
Business · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Language change · Market economy · State (computer science) · Test (biology) · Corruption and Economic Development · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Economic Growth and Development · Finance
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Introduction
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| Citations per year | 0.35 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |