Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Guanxi!

Apologies for my earlier misspelling/mis-pronounciation!

The word/practice I was referring to is guanxi - relationships, connections.

Here's a quick discussion of guanxi in business practices in China from the BBC. This ties in well with our discussion of gifts among business bosses-employees in Japan!

I first encountered the concept in the book "Gifts, Favors, and Banquets: the Art of Social Relations in China" by Mayair Young. The book provides a much broader analysis of guanxi beyond business relations.

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