The interconnections between bribery, political network, government supports, and their consequences on export performance of small and medium enterprises in Thailand

Las interconexiones entre sobornos, contactos políticos, apoyos gubernamentales y sus consecuencias en el rendimiento exportador de pequeñas y medianas empresas en Tailandia

Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol ()
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Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol: National Institute of Development Administration

Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2016, vol. 14, issue 2, No 5, 259-276

Abstract: Abstract In emerging economies, the government is the main sector that plays a significant role in providing various kinds of support to help local entrepreneurial firms build their capabilities to effectively compete in export markets. However, due to a weak institution in these countries, a question begs to be answered whether government support is efficiently allocated to these firms. The aim of this research is to explore the interconnection between bribery, political network, and access to government support, as well as their effects on the export performance of small and medium enterprises in Thailand. Survey data collected from a sample of 170 firms that joined the trade exhibition in Bangkok were analyzed to provide evidence. Results from partial least squares regression showed that although government support was strongly associated with a firm’s export performance, the extent to which government support was received was found to be strongly associated with the political network that entrepreneurs have developed as well as the extent of bribery that they have engaged in.

Keywords: Bribery; Export; Institution; Government supports; Political network; Small and medium enterprises; Social capital; Sobornos; Exportación; Institución; Apoyos gubernamentales; Contactos políticos; Pequeñas y medianas empresas; Capital social (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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