Guanxi networks and members' effectiveness in Chinese work teams: Mediating effects of trust networks

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-95

  Chou, Li Fang ^a   Cheng, Bor Shiuan ^a   Huang, Min Ping ^b   Cheng, Hung Yueh ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HSUAN CHUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Centrality of trust networks; Guanxi networks; Relational demography

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845394741     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2006.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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