Dynamics of Trust in Guanxi Networks

• Main Authors: CHUA, Roy Y. J., MORRIS, Michael W.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: guanxi; interpersonal relations; social networks; cultural differences; trust; Asian Studies; Business; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4065; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5064/viewcontent/DynamicsOfTrustInGuanxi_2006.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Interpersonal trust is an important element of Chinese guanxi network. In this chapter, we examine Chinese guanxi network from a trust perspective. We adopt the distinction that trust could be built on either a socio-emotional basis (affect-based trust) or an instrumental basis (cognition-based trus...