Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleGuanxi and Ethics-A Study of Chinese Management BehaviourJane TungProblem statement: The concept of guanxi being a developing concept and used in the Chinese organizational management had been a topic of concern and interest as well for several authors to experiment on. The study focused on the determination of the impact of the use guanxi concept in the Chinese organizational managements and the effects on the ethical standards and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 13 Dec 2011 · 7,129 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleHow Guanxi Relates to Social Capital? A Psychological PerspectiveKai-Ping Huang, Karen Yuan WangProblem statement: The study aims to offer a discussion on social capital and guanxi, in order to illustrate the similarities and differences between these two concepts and how Chinese guanxi varies from Western preconceptions concerning social networking. Approach: The literature review and arguments were conducted to provide a systematic discussion of the guanxi and social capital relationship. Results: Both guanxi … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 2 Feb 2011 · 8,636 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsA Theoretical Analysis of Chinese IngratiationKwok Kuen TsangLiterature about ingratiation has mainly focused on non-Chinese societies with a Western viewpoint, which regards ingratiation as an attraction-seeking behavior. However, the viewpoint may not reflect accurately the meanings of ingratiation in Chinese societies, because ingratiation is a culture-specific behavior. Therefore, there is a limited understanding about the natures, motives, consequences and patterns of Chinese ingratiation. Since Chinese ingratiation is … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 2 Nov 2015 · 7,745 accessesView PDFCite