The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2019, 1(7); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2019.010708.
Li Kerong
Southwest Guizhou Vocational & Technical College for Nationalities, Xingyi Guizhou 562400, China
Over the last few centuries, Guanxi regarded as the lifeblood of business relationships and management in China has been widespread in the Chinese business world, which leads to local and foreign firms ineluctably confronting guanxi dynamics. The paper will discuss how the guanxi-based networking is related to Chinese culture and business.
Guanxi-based networking; Confucianism;Familial collectivism; Face (mianzi)
Li Kerong. Discuss How the Guanxi-Based Networking is Related to Chinese Culture and Business. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2019) Vol. 1 Issue 7: 65-67. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2019.010708.
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