Is Guanxi Ethical? A Normative Analysis of Doing Business in China

By Thomas W. Dunfee, Danielle E. Warren. 2001

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Subfields: Information Systems and Management, Strategy and Management

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Cronyism: a cross-cultural analysis (2006, background): “(2) Individualists have personal goals that may or may not overlap with those of their in-groups, and deem that personal goals should take priority over group goals; collectivists have personal goals that overlap with those of their in-groups, and tend to subordinate personal goals to group goals.”
Detrimental Effects of Corruption and Subjective Well-Being (2014, background): “Western cultures, as compared to other cultures, may be more likely to be negatively affected by the presence of corruption, given historical norms against corruption in those societies (Dunfee & Warren, 2001; Fan, 2002).”
Gift Giving, Guanxi and Illicit Payments in Buyer–Supplier Relations in China: Analysing the Experience of UK Companies (2005, background): “…different ethical and operating systems, may have weakened guanxi ties (Lovett et al., 1999) in a society which is characterised by a decline in ‘professional morality and social responsibility’ (Wright et al., 2002, p. 157) and a weak legal system (Dunfee and Warren, 2001; Tung and Worm, 2001).”
Institutional Structure and Firm Social Performance in Transitional Economies: Evidence of Multinational Corporations in China (2009, background): “These problems plague China’s transitional legal system, leaving loopholes or ‘‘gray zones’’ which are exploited by MNCs amidst the disorder of reform (Dunfee and Warren, 2001; Harvey, 1999).”
Income, Money Ethic, Pay Satisfaction, Commitment, and Unethical Behavior: Is the Love of Money the Root of Evil for Hong Kong Employees? (2003, neutral): “, guanxi (Dunfee and Warren, 2001; Steidlmeier, 1999).”
How Distinctive Are Indigenous Ways of Achieving Influence? A Comparative Study of Guanxi, Wasta, Jeitinho, and “Pulling Strings” (2012, background): “Guanxi relationships are often described as making a positive contribution to Chinese societies (Xin & Pearce, 1996), but some authors see their potential for nepotism and corruption (Dunfee & Warren, 2001).”
Corporate Governance in China - is Economic Growth Potential Hindered by Guanxi? (2005, positive): “Therefore the core idea of guanxi is the relationship between or among individuals that creates obligations for a continual exchange of favors (Dunfee and Warren, 2001).”
Is Guanxi Orientation Bad, Ethically Speaking? A Study of Chinese Enterprises (2003, background): “sidered as a social dynamic that promotes business ethical abuse (Ang and Leong, 2000; Dunfee and Warren, 2001; Leung and Wong, 2001; Snell and Tseng, 2001).”