Vertrauen und chinesisches Wirtschaftshandeln in Singapur: Zur kulturellen und sozialstrukturellen Bedingtheit von Vertrauensbildung und Kooperation in chinesischen Geschäftsbeziehungen

• Main Author: MENKHOFF, Thomas
• Format: text
• Language: German
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1995
• Subjects: Chinese businessmen; trust; Singapore; Asian Studies; Business; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1342; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/2341/viewcontent/Menkhoff_1995_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Based on in-depth interviews with Chinese merchant exporters in Singapore, the article explores why personal forms of trust (the Chinese translation is xinyong) are key elements in the complex web of business and associated social relationships.