Particularistic and system trust among small and medium enterprises: A comparative study in China's transition economy

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 544-557

  Tan, Justin ^a   Yang, Jun ^b   Veliyath, Rajaram ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guanxi and relationship during Chinese institutional transition; network and social capital; Particularistic and system trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949100711     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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