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Guanxi and Business Strategy


Guanxi and Business Strategy

Theory and Implications for Multinational Companies in China
Contributions to Management Science

von: Eike A. Langenberg

96,29 €

Verlag: Physica-Verlag
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 10.06.2007
ISBN/EAN: 9783790819564
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 226

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<P>"Guanxi and Business Strategy" elaborates upon a topic of paramount importance to both academic scholars and managers doing business with China: the impact of personal relationships (guanxi) on business affairs. In the Chinese cultural and socio-economic environment, how are the ubiquitous practices of guanxi to be considered in entrepreneurial strategies?</P>
<P>Rather than explaining the emergence of guanxi and its persistence – in spite of the existence of a market economy – with Confucianism, the author applies the phenomenon to the methodology of New Economic Sociology. By integrating guanxi into a business context, he shows that the commercial utilization of guanxi with suppliers, customers, competitors and authorities yields significant sustainable competitive advantages. As guanxi practices, however, may pose&nbsp;risks to unsuspecting managers, guanxi-based business strategies are also assessed in terms of compliance with legal and ethical standards.</P>
Introduction: The Ubiquitous Phenomenon of Guanxi; Review of Previous Research; Methodological Considerations.- The Guanxi System: The Cultural Embeddedness Argument; Conceptualizing Guanxi; Transitory Considerations.- Guanxi-Based Business Strategies: What Is Strategy? The Role of Sustainable Competitive Advantage; Typology of Guanxi-Based Business Strategies; Notes on Strategy Implementation.- Discussion: Assessment from a Legal Perspective; Implications for Business Ethics; Outlook: Durability of Results.
<P>"Guanxi and Business Strategy" elaborates upon a topic of paramount importance to both academic scholars and managers doing business with China: the impact of personal relationships (guanxi) on business affairs. In the Chinese cultural and socio-economic environment, how are the ubiquitous practices of guanxi to be considered in entrepreneurial strategies?</P>
<P>Rather than explaining the emergence of guanxi and its persistence – in spite of the existence of a market economy – with Confucianism, the author applies the phenomenon to the methodology of New Economic Sociology. By integrating guanxi into a business context, he shows that the commercial utilization of guanxi with suppliers, customers, competitors and authorities yields significant sustainable competitive advantages. As guanxi practices, however, may pose&nbsp;risks to unsuspecting managers, guanxi-based business strategies are also assessed in terms of compliance with legal and ethical standards.</P>
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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