Chinese Guanxi: An integrative review and new directions for future research

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 167-207

  Chen, Chao C ^a,b   Chen, Xiao Ping ^c   Huang, Shengsheng ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; guanxi; guanxi ethics; Social capital; Social networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874521176     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/more.12010     Document Type: Article

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