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The “grabbing hand” or the “helping hand” view of corruption: evidence from bank foreign market entries

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The “grabbing hand” or the “helping hand” view of corruption: evidence from bank foreign market entries. / Petrou, Andreas ; Thanos, Ioannis.
In: Journal of World Business, Vol. 49, No. 3, 07.2014, p. 444-454.

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Petrou A, Thanos I. The “grabbing hand” or the “helping hand” view of corruption: evidence from bank foreign market entries. Journal of World Business. 2014 Jul;49(3):444-454. Epub 2013 Nov 18. doi: 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.10.004

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Petrou, Andreas ; Thanos, Ioannis. / The “grabbing hand” or the “helping hand” view of corruption : evidence from bank foreign market entries. In: Journal of World Business. 2014 ; Vol. 49, No. 3. pp. 444-454.

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