Particularistic and system trust among small and medium enterprises: A comparative study in China's transition economy

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Ownership concentration and product innovation in Chinese private SMEs (2012, unknown): “As SMEs command fewer resources than their larger counterparts, they face greater barriers to developing their own competitive advantage through internal sources of innovation (Verhees & Meulenberg, 2004; Zeng et al., 2010).”
When does investment in political ties improve firm performance? The contingent effect of innovation activities (2014, background): “The arbitrary nature of the administrative process and the particularistic nature of interpersonal relationships in China (Tan et al., 2009) mean that a simple patent or permit application can take months or even years, or be rejected, if the firm lacks political ties.”
All you need is trust? A critical review of the trust and entrepreneurship literature (2012, background): “In a similar vein, Tan et al. (2009) illustrate how, over time, guanxi ties in China have been replaced by institutional trust.”
At What Level (and in Whom) We Trust (2012, background): “When formal institutions are weak, interpersonal trust that results from guanxi in China or blat in Russia has been reported to be prominent (Puffer, McCarthy, & Boisot, 2010; Tan et al., 2009).”