This research reports on the similarities and distinctive differences between informal social
networks in China (guanxi) and Korea (yongo). Within an analytical framework derived from …

This chapter attempts to identify the critical factors facilitating the acquisition of technology
from foreign partner firms and performance enhancement in international collaborative …

This study investigates the nature and influence of informal social networks in South Korea
(yongo) by analyzing trust levels and network cohesion. Predominantly based on studies on …

So far overlooked by the international business ethics literature, we introduce, characterize,
and normatively analyze the use of affective ties and networks in South Korea from an …

Following the recent call for advancement in knowledge about business ethics in East Asia,
this study proposes a complementary perspective on business ethics in South Korea. We …

This study examines whether the longitudinal association between cumulative exposure to
lower community attachment and adolescent health differs by gender. Using seven waves of …

This article reviews the development of social quality indicators and the challenges ahead.
First, through a review of recent Asian and Australian work carried out on social quality …

Globally internships are increasingly applied as means of providing Work-Integrated
Learning (WIL) and as a channel for graduates into employment. Whilst these trends have …

Whereas sociologists such as Granovetter (1973, 1995) pointed out the positive influence of
informally organised social ties for economic exchange, Chinese Guanxi networks in …

In Chapter 1 we referred to the original aims of the social quality approach to form a frame of
reference for understanding the conditional role of societal structures, as a political goal to …