Perceived corruption, business process digitization, and SMEs' degree of internationalization in sub-Saharan Africa

被引：81

作者：

Adomako, Samuel ^{[1
]}

Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph ^{[2
]}

Tarba, Shlomo Y. ^{[3
]}

Khan, Zaheer ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bradford, Sch Management, Bradford, W Yorkshire, England

[2] Univ Kent, Kent Business Sch, Canterbury, Kent, England

[3] Univ Birmingham, Birmingham Business Sch, Birmingham, W Midlands, England

[4] Univ Aberdeen, Univ Aberdeen Business Sch, Aberdeen, Scotland

来源：

JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH | 2021年 / 123卷

关键词：

Africa; Corruption; Degree of internationalization; SMEs; Business process digitization; Developing countries; FIRM PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE; INSTITUTION-BASED VIEW; ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION; GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION; MODERATING INFLUENCE; EMERGING ECONOMY; E-COMMERCE; STRATEGY; TECHNOLOGY; VENTURES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.09.065

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper contributes to international business literature by investigating the relationship between perceived corruption and the degree of internationalization (DoI) through business process digitization (BPD). Moreover, the paper examines the moderating effect of firm age on the correlation between perceived corruption and BPD. Using data collected from two sub-Saharan African countries-Ghana and Nigeria, the findings show that perceived corruption is positively correlated to BPD and this correlation is stronger among younger firms. Besides, the findings reveal that BPD is positively correlated to DoI. Moreover, the results of our analysis also indicate that BPD mediates the correlation between perceived corruption and DoI. The limitations of the study and the implications of its findings for researchers and practitioners are discussed.

引用

页码：196 / 207

页数：12