Can guanxi be a problem? Contexts, ties, and some unfavorable consequences of social capital in China

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Policy support, social capital, and farmers’ adaptation to drought in China (2014, background): “Considering the important role of ‘‘Guanxi’’ in China, scholars analyzing Chinese issues usually use Guanxi to measure social capital (Hwang, 1987; Yang, 1994; Xin and Pearce, 1996; Lin and Si, 2010).”
When does investment in political ties improve firm performance? The contingent effect of innovation activities (2014, background): “Empirical findings regarding the value of these and other political ties on firm performance, however, are mixed (Lin & Si, 2010).”
An Ecological Systems Perspective on Mentoring at Work: A Review and Future Prospects (2011, background): “For example, are Chinese employees’ developmental networks typically denser and stronger than U.S. employees’ networks, given Chinese society is dually characterized by sparse weak ties and dense strong ties (Lin & Si, 2010)?”