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Goldstein, Adam; Eaton, Charlie – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2020
This article develops and tests an identity-based account of malfeasance in consumer markets. It is hypothesized that multi-brand organizational structures help predatory firms short-circuit reputational discipline by rendering their underlying identities opaque to consumer audiences. The analysis utilizes comprehensive administrative data on all…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Merchandise Information, Deception, Reputation
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Osipian, Ararat L. – European Education, 2008
A substantial body of literature considers excessive corruption an indicator of a weak state. However, in nondemocratic societies, corruption--whether informally approved, imposed, or regulated by public authorities--is often an indicator of a vertical power rather than an indicator of a weak state. This article explores the interrelations between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cheating, Deception, Social Problems