"The lobbying firms are less likely to achieve higher political influence as GOVTIERS (number of government tiers) becomes larger, and this gap is statistically significantly different from zero at the 5% level. Through this research, we show that the outcomes of corporate political activities are determined by the political institutional environment in which the firm operates."

"We demonstrate that ICT development can significantly curb the firm-level prevalence of illegal payments to regulatory officials. We also find that the relationship between ICT development and perceived corruption pressure is a function of various aspects of institutional and competitive environments: its impact is strengthened when institutional quality is higher, whereas it is weakened when competitive conditions are against firms."

"We find that the interaction between lower quality market-supporting institutions and firm’s weaker positions makes firms more vulnerable to bribery requests, consequently leading to their involvement in bribery."

"The ideological polarization is measured by the maximum distance between the ruling party’s political ideology and the three other largest parties in the government. And we find that the ideological polarization of the host country’s politics encourages MNEs to engage in lobbying, and this effect is strengthened by increased corruption distance between the home and host countries."

"The likelihood of a firm's growth rate positively correlates with entertainment expenses. However, this positive correlation diminished following the implementation of the Anti-Graft Law, in Korea starting from 2016."

"In a study of the parliamentary elections in Korea, we find an inverted U-shaped relationship where a candidate's likelihood of being elected increases with the level of masculinity (aggressiveness) in their facial features, but excessive masculinity actually decreases this likelihood. This is the first study that estimates the probability of winning an election based on the appearances of the candidates."

"We map Chinese MBA programs onto a network diagram. We find that universities with high centrality innovate their curriculum substantially, even with a lower ratio of international faculty. By combining Resource-Based Theory and Network Theory, we can infer the strategies of non-profit organizations."

"We measure the cultural distance between countries participating in international sports competitions and the host country, statistically demonstrating that the performance of participating countries is influenced by this distance. Through these results, we can predict to some extent the performance of a particular country in the next international sports competition."

"We find that firms with more consumer interactions, in other words, those that spend relatively more on marketing, are more prone to adjust to the sentiments of the sexual minorities. However, this tendency increases less markedly in regions that are more friendly to these sexual minorities. This implies that firms' and states' policies regarding social issues are not acting in a complementary manner, but rather, are competing with each other."

"This study estimates height inequality in Korea in the birth decades around late Joseon dynasty and Japan’s early colonization of Korea (1890–1919). Height inequality is measured by the coefficient of variation of height (CV) for each birth decade. Considering the Kuznets curve, the presented results have socioeconomic implications for Japan’s impact in Korea, at least during the early colonial period."