Rethinking Social Capital and Entrepreneurship in Greater China Is Guanxi Still Important?

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Synopsis

Family networks and wider personal social relationships - guanxi - have long been held to be a significant factor making for the success of many Chinese family businesses, and guanxi is often seen as a special characteristic which shapes the nature of all business in China. This book re-examines this proposition critically, bringing together the very latest research and comparing the situation in different parts of "Greater China" – mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It considers entrepreneurship, venture capital, intergenerational succession, disputes, family businesses in different sectors of the economy, and particular family businesses. Among the book’s many interesting conclusions is the observation that guanxi capitalism has evolved in different ways in the different parts of Greater China, with the particular institutional setting having a major impact.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Culture, Society, Business in East Asia Series
Author:
Ray-May Hsung, Jenn-Hwan Wang
ISBN:
9781317406402
Related ISBNs:
9781315683515, 9781138477247, 9781138477247, 9781138925892, 9781138925892, 9781138925892, 9781138477247, 9781315683515
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
248
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-02-10
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2016
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Business and Finance, History, Nonfiction, Social Studies