Entering guanxi: A business ethical dilemma in mainland China?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 199-210

  Su, Chenting ^a   Littlefield, James E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bureaucratic corruption; Business ethical dilemma; Favor seeking guanxi; Mainland China; Rent seeking guanxi; Socialist market economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035846274     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017570803846     Document Type: Article

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