Negative externalities of close guanxi within organizations

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-53

  Chen, Chao C ^a   Chen, Xiao Ping ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Favor exchanges; Guanxi; Individualism relationalism and collectivism; Negative externality; Organizational social capital; Social dilemma; Universalism particularism

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849103644     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-007-9079-7     Document Type: Article

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