Some consequences of guanxi: A Sino-Singaporean perspective

Journal of International Consumer Marketing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 75-89

  Ewing, Michael ^a   Caruana, Albert ^b   Wong, Henry ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^c Archmarine International Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Buyer seller interaction models; Chinese cultural factors; Chinese enterprises; Guanxirelationship; PRC; Sino Singaporean perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247896590     PISSN: 08961530     EISSN: 15287068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J046v12n04_05     Document Type: Article

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