Evaluating the Use of Personal Networks to Circumvent Formal Processes: A Case Study of Vruzki in Bulgaria

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the prevalence and distribution of the use of personal connections to circumvent formal procedures by soliciting favours for and from others, known as vruzki, and how this can be explained and tackled. Reporting data from 2,005 face-to-face interviews conducted i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Williams Colin C., Yang Junhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-04-01
Series:South East European Journal of Economics and Business
Subjects:
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j46
k34
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jeb-2017-0006