The majority of theories have roots in Western culture and social exchange, e.g. equity theory, social network theory, and social exchange theory to explain the relationships. Research indicates that individual exchanges based on bounded rationality play a role in Western and Chinese business ...
Guanxi Culture 2.1Introduction The Chinese termguanxihas been discussed in Western management publications since the 1980s when it first appeared as a concept for Western companies to consider when doing business in China. In order to succeeding in doing business in China, Western companies have spen...
In a society where “guanxi” and connections take on such an important role, the typical Western way of doing business is usually ineffective (and can even be considered arrogant or rude). It’s no secret that foreign business people in China need to cultivate guanxi as quickly as possible....
Western projects exist. Therefore, understanding the uniqueness of stakeholder relationship in Chinese projects is one of the key factors for project success. This paper a) explores informal relationship among key stakeholders in Chinese projects and b) examines the influences their relationships have on...
Guanxi in the Western Context Barbara Xiaoyu Wang 649 Accesses Abstract Several scholars have addressed the important need of Chinese business leadership study in the Chinese social-economic system. Nevertheless, along with rapid growth of globalization of Chinese multinational companies (MNCs), how ...
In particular, little work has taken up these lines of inquiry in China, where the rate of SNS proliferation is outpacing that of Western societies. According to the Pew Internet Research Center (Smith and Anderson 2018), SNSs have become increasingly popular social spaces for regular, ...
“It was a way of learning the [local] culture,” she explains. “I would always collect things in each place to put in the map [and] the locals would bring me old pictures or old brochures of all of the famous things in their community.” The paper was made out of local plant ...
In Table 4, we divide total sample into two groups based on the region-eastern provinces, central and western provinces. Cur- rently, provinces form eastern part of China (like Shanghai and Jiangsu) are much more developed that their counterparts. We also find that effect is significant in ...
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...
Unlike in Western culture where you either have dignity or you don't, inChina, "face" can be given or earned. It can also be taken away or lost. To many Westerners, Chinese people often appear to be obsessed with issues of face. Also, most Westerners tend to underestimate the important...