@inbook{5ba3f7d809754caea9c549961c8978eb,
title = "Corporate social capital in chinese guanxi culture",
abstract = "We conceptualize corporate social capital within the context of Chinese guanxi culture. We assert that the formation and mobilization of corporate social capital are culturally and institutionally contextualized. Building upon a relational approach to corporate performance, we examine culture-sensitive properties of Chinese guanxi and compare guanxi social capital with non-guanxi social capital. We then explain why guanxi-based corporate social capital is of growing significance to the Chinese transitional economy in an era of increasing market competition and institutional uncertainty. We conclude by proposing a research agenda about the roles that guanxi-based corporate social capital plays for boosting corporate performance.",
keywords = "China, Guanxi, Organizational performance, Social capital",
author = "Yanjie Bian and Lei Zhang",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1108/S0733-558X(2014)0000040021",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781783507511",
series = "Research in the Sociology of Organizations",
publisher = "JAI Press",
pages = "421--443",
booktitle = "Contemporary Perspectives on Organizational Social Networks",
}