impacts of public sector corruption on employment growth in MSMEs, as perceived by their managers/owners. The data originated … MSME managers/owners perceive that corruption in the public sector is generally linked to an increase in employment growth … in their firms. Medium-size enterprises benefit most from corruption in the public sector, whereas small-size firms …

presence of a discriminating inefficient business ecosystem, women entrepreneurs use non-market strategies such as corruption … to alter decisions in their favour. Thus, an effort to reduce corruption at an immature stage, when these societal …

factor, namely, corruption. The rate of fixed investment is significantly lower where power shortages are more severe and …-reportedly affected by corruption. Although access to finance does not seem to influence the rate of investment for most firms, there is … evidence that investment decisions are constrained by cash flow in enterprises that are unaffected by corruption or power …

business growth seem also to depend on a fourth element, namely, corruption. Specifically, labor regulation affects the growth … only of enterprises for which corruption is not a factor in business decisions. By contrast, power shortages seem to be a … drag on the growth only of enterprises self-reportedly held back by corruption. Lastly, sales growth is constrained by cash …

factor, namely, corruption. The rate of fixed investment is significantly lower where power shortages are more severe and …-reportedly affected by corruption. Although access to finance does not seem to influence the rate of investment for most firms, there is … evidence that investment decisions are constrained by cash flow in enterprises that are unaffected by corruption or power …

business growth seem also to depend on a fourth element, namely, corruption. Specifically, labor regulation affects the growth … only of enterprises for which corruption is not a factor in business decisions. By contrast, power shortages seem to be a … drag on the growth only of enterprises self-reportedly held back by corruption. Lastly, sales growth is constrained by cash …