term “guanxi” but as you point out networks in China are multi-faceted and more complex that most westerners would seem to understand. Could you elaborate on the components of networks for Chinese business and also discuss further the concept of “uprightness” and how it relates or doesn’...
Furthermore, emotional exhaustion mediates the interactive effect of guanxi HRM practice with individual PFP on employee job performance. In particular, the indirect effect is negative and significant when individual PFP is high rather than low.
A distinction will be made in the text as to the Chinese term in question. “Detention” (jujin 拘禁) refers to deprivation of personal freedom by means of detention (juliu 拘留) as discussed above, confinement (jinbi 禁闭) or other coercive measures, which have been suggested to include, ...
The affective nature ofyongois an important aspect of tie and network cohesion. Different from, for instance, the Chineseguanxiand Russianblat/svyazinetworks (Burt & Burzynska,2017; Chen et al.,2013; Ledeneva,2003,2008; Puffer et al.,2010),yongois in principle cause-based, not purpose-bas...
This paper aims to make an empirical contribution by investigating—through five case studies—the role of Chinese migrants in the agri-food sector in two African countries—Ethiopia and Ghana. In so doing, we hope to challenge some prevailing narratives surrounding Chinese migrants and China’s ...
Chinese metaphor for mistrustful relations where one person uses another as a means to an end. In China,guanxiis pervasive in that it plays a central role in daily social and business interactions and is usually based on personal relationships that are cultivated for long periods of time (...
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In the first section we review the background to management in the region, in the second we review relevant research frameworks and findings, in the third section we focus on the defining elements of Islam as this relates to business, then we examine the impact of mo...
1997). MNEs thus often seek heuristics and imitation of the actions of other players in that market as a means to address those gaps in information and their knowledge or understanding. The term used in the literature to capture this form of imitation is isomorphism (DiMaggio & Powell,1983;...
This study aims to explore the impact of technology readiness (TR) on career adaptability (CA) and adapting behaviours among public sector workers in Ghana. It also examines the mediating role of CA in the relationship between TR and adapting behaviours.