Relationships vs Guanxi - What's the difference?
relationships | guanxi |
(In the context of Chinese society) Connections; relationships; one's social or business network.
* 1996 , James O'Reilly, Sean O'Reilly, Larry Habegger (editors), Travellers' Tales - Hong Kong [http://books.google.co.uk/books?vid=ISBN1885211031&id=DMy8ANLFJPoC&pg=PA384&lpg=PA384&dq=%22good+guanxi%22&sig=2k-Am3GuY0OcYkPm3AGblSfFiC0]
* 1998 , Stuart Cohen, Invisible World
* 2000 , Yadong Luo, Strategy, Structure, and Performance of MNCs in China [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN156720385X&id=xi3amIAV1sEC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=guanxi&sig=pej1VNMjpDiO9bWHrXnlEbUKV_I]
* 2005 ,
As nouns the difference between relationships and guanxi
is that relationships is while guanxi is (in the context of chinese society) connections; relationships; one's social or business network.guanxi
English
(wikipedia guanxi)Noun
(-)- To open a new business in China you need ''guanxi'' .
- Who would dare to drive around in a [right-hand drive] car that was so obviously stolen and smuggled into the country? The police, of course! And Communisty Party officials. And those with guanxi with the police.
- By chance he'd happened to be in Hong Kong when Clayton had died, and his guanxi had smoothed out the paperwork that could have delayed things for weeks.
- It should be noted that the existence of a basis for guanxi does not imply that such an alliance will develop.
China-Britain Business Council
- Many foreigners claim to have guanxi with their Chinese counterparts; few actually do.