Guanxi in the Western Context Intra-Firm Group Dynamics and Expatriate Adjustment /

• Main Author: Wang, Barbara Xiaoyu (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: International business enterprises.; Asia-Economic conditions.; Globalization.; Markets.; Leadership.; International business enterprises-Cross-cultural studies.; Ethnology-Asia.; Asian Business.; Emerging Markets/Globalization.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Cross-Cultural Management.; Asian Culture.

"This book illuminates for the first time how guanxi - a form of social interaction unique to the Chinese culture - shapes social relations in Western branches of Chinese MNCs. It is an important read for both Western managers seeking a deeper understanding of how their Chinese counterparts ope...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Conceptualisation of Guanxi
• 3. Guanxi Practices in Intra-Firm Multicultural Groups: The Case of Chinese MNCs
• 4. Developing Guanxi in the West: Chinese Expatriates' Adjustment in Europe
• 5. Cross-Cultural Guanxi Leadership
• 6. Conclusion.