How distinctive are indigenous ways of achieving influence? a comparative study of guanxi, wasta, jeitinho, and "pulling strings"

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-150

  Smith, Peter B ^a   Huang, Hai Juan ^a   Harb, Charles ^b   Torres, Claudio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cross cultural; guanxi; indigenous; informal influence; wasta

Indexed keywords

EID: 83655190541     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022110381430     Document Type: Article

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