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