Guanxi practices and trust in management: A procedural justice perspective

Organization Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 200-209

  Chen, Chao C ^a   Chen, Ya Ru ^b   Xin, Katherine ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese management; Guanxi; Procedural justice; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442586732     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1030.0047     Document Type: Review

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