“…Entrepreneurs can influence government policies or obtain government support through bribing officials (Djankov et al, 2008;Harstad & Svensson, 2011). Moreover, bribery can entice public officials to ignore firms' violations and help firms obtain contracts (Wu, 2018). Therefore, bribery and other corrupt acts could be means of establishing political connections with officials, which are key ways for firms to obtain market resources and government guarantees.…”