In Chinese culture, both are identical. In Western culture the relationship grows out of deals, but in China it is different, and deals grow out of the relationship. Westerners are generally unaware of the fact that in China social relationships are more meaningful than in the West. They are...
The culture of Hong Kong is heavily influenced by the personal interaction that is also regarded as the Guanxi. In the year 1997‚ Hong Kong became part of China after the British rule that continued and remained for almost 150 years or so. This fact must be taken into consideration that...
Due to China being a high-context culture, the existing literature often suggests that Western firms should nurture their business relationships with Chinese counterparts, following the distinct Chinese way (Barnes et al., 2011, Tsang, 1998). This is because Chinese firms practise and engage the ...
The Chinese culture is distinguished from the Western culture in many ways, including how business is conducted. For example, the Chinese prefer to deal with people they know and trust. On the surface, this does not seem to be much different from doing business in the Western world. But in...
Building trust is essential and feelings of your Chinese counterparts toward you might play a more significant role in their decision, especially for the Western business partner.That being said, Guanxi should not be overplayed(showering the other with gifts, expensive meals, etc.). ...
In fact, laws in China were usually designed to serve those in power (and honestly…has that really changed?). They were often arbitrary and ever-changing (depending on whichever dynasty/egomaniac was in power at the time). While Western societies developed to be legally based—with the rule...
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People living in the western region also have higher odds of viewing guanxi as unfair, compared to those living in the eastern region, after controlling for provincial-level marketization scores. This finding is consistent with others indicating that Chinese in the western region have different ...
As such, substantial research conducted over the past few years has investigated Western perceptions of marketing and negotiation in the PRC. More recently, the focus has shifted to Hong Kong-Chinese executives. However, to date there has been little empirical work investigating the perceived ...
Networking andguanxihave essentially the same linguistic meaning but networking in Western business is a concept that lies relatively lightly in our culture. In contrast,guanxisits deeply in China's language and culture, forming the basis for virtually all social relationships. How Do You Build Guan...