Trading Networks of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Singapore

Trading Networks of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Singapore

The entrenchment of entrepreneurs in local, regional, or global business networks based on kinship, clanship, territorial, or ethnic ties has often been cited as characteristic of Chinese business communities in Southeast Asia. Qualitative interviews with Singaporean Chinese merchant-exporters were...

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Main Authors: MENKHOFF, Thomas, LABIG, Chalmers E.
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1996
Subjects:
Ethnic Chinese
entrepreneurs
businessmen
guanxi
Singapore
Asian Studies
Business
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Organizational Behavior and Theory
Race and Ethnicity
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1345
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/2344/viewcontent/TradingNetworks_1996_pv.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:The entrenchment of entrepreneurs in local, regional, or global business networks based on kinship, clanship, territorial, or ethnic ties has often been cited as characteristic of Chinese business communities in Southeast Asia. Qualitative interviews with Singaporean Chinese merchant-exporters were conducted in order to examine this thesis. The findings reveal that there is a strong tendency among Chinese entrepreneurs in Singapore to rely on external commercial relationships with ‘outsiders’ and ‘friends’ rather with those related by blood or marriage. It is suggested that kinship reciprocity may under some circumstances curb the autonomy and freedom of the transacting actors, thus limiting their abilities to make decisions in the regional and international market-places. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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