In this article we review research on Chinese guanxi andsocial networking in the past twenty
years and identify the majorperspectives, theories, and methodologies used in …

Qualitative studies are an important component of business ethics research. This large
amount of research covers a wide array of factors and influences on ethical decision making …

Although previous research has shown that servant leaders can inspire their subordinates to
perform better, few studies have investigated the mechanisms that influence supervisor …

The paper investigates how unrestricted global capitalism and a Confucian culture of
hierarchy and obedience combine to create a form of modern slavery in China. The cases …

Managers in five nations rated scenarios exemplifying indigenous forms of informal
influence whose cultural origins were concealed. Locally generated scenarios illustrated …

Purpose–This paper seeks to explore whether the Western concept of servant leadership
holds the same meaning in the public sector of the cross‐cultural context of China and to …

Traditional Western-based theories of supervisor–subordinate relationships tend to focus on
social exchanges in the work domain while omitting potential exchanges that occur in the …

The literature on social networks identifies relationship building through guanxi as an
effective way for Western organizations to reduce their liability of foreignness in China. Even …

This study aims to provide new insights into the reward–creativity link in the Chinese context
by exploring the moderating effect of guanxi human resource management (HRM) practice …

The present research focuses on supervisor-subordinate guanxi (SSG)–a non-work or
personal tie that reflects the relationship between a subordinate and their supervisor …