Perceived corruption, business process digitization, and SMEs' degree of internationalization in sub-Saharan Africa
Perceived corruption, business process digitization, and SMEs' degree of internationalization in sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.09.065
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发表时间：
2021-02-01
影响因子：
11.3
通讯作者：
Khan, Zaheer
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作者：
Adomako, Samuel;Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph;Khan, Zaheer
本文通过调查感知腐败与通过业务流程数字化（BPD）实现的国际化程度（DoI）之间的关系，为国际商业文献做出贡献。此外，本文还检验了企业年龄对腐败感知与企业绩效之间关系的调节作用。使用从两个撒哈拉以南非洲国家-加纳和尼日利亚收集的数据，研究结果表明，腐败感知与BPD呈正相关，这种相关性在年轻的公司中更强。此外，研究结果显示，BPD与DoI呈正相关。此外，我们的分析结果还表明，BPD中介之间的相关性感知腐败和DoI。研究的局限性和研究结果的影响，为研究人员和从业人员进行了讨论。
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.