Does a micro-macro link exist between managerial value of reciprocity, social capital and firm performance? The case of SMEs in China

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 445-463

  Wu, Wei Ping ^a   Leung, Alicia ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Managerial value of reciprocity; Performance; Rural SMEs; Social capital; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944455421     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-005-4119-7     Document Type: Review

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