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Guanxi: A Comparative Analysis between Social Relationships in the East andWest By Paul, Trevor, Bolin, Jerry, and Sophie
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Page 1: Guanxi -- Chinese Business Customs

Guanxi:A Comparative

Analysis between Social Relationships in the East andWest

By Paul, Trevor, Bolin, Jerry, and Sophie

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Guanxi

GuanGate or Hurdle

XiTie, Relationship, Connection

Guanxipass the gate and get connected

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What will we talk about?

How it affectsPeople in the US and ChinaBusiness in the US and China

○ legalityGovernment in the US and China

○ corruption

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Origins of Guanxi

China’s long history of unificationSolidified Social Structure

Influence of PhilosophiesConfucianismTaoism

Lack of Feudal System

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Confucianism Li -“structure” “propriety” or “virtue” Wu lin

Sovereign to subject Parent to child Husband to wife Elder to younger sibling Friend to friend

Lian – personal face Ren and xiao Mianzi

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Taoism

Tao Te Ching Lao Zi Ying and Yang Duality Harmonious with nature Softened Confucianism hardness

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From Philosophy to Practice

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Different forms of interactions

Jia-ren Family MembersNo ReciporcityAffecionate

Sheng-renStrangersHighly Reciprocal and UtilitarianNo Affection

Shou-renMixtureFriendship

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Guanxi – Business to Business

Information sharingWhen is it okay?

PartnershipsTrust

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Business to Government

Bureaucratic processEfficiency vs Corruption

United StatesLobbyists

ChinaGuanxi

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How guanxi changed

Early onMostly jia-ren and shou-ren

Rise of CommunismAffected every day life

Early transitionalMostly business

Modern dayEnhanced networkingSheng-ren

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Difference between East and West Westerners tend to have clear lines

drawn in terms of social circles, ie us vs them.

Differences in Gift Giving

Expectation of Returns

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Broadening Definition

Brand ReputationA new form of Guanxi?

Cronyism vs Skill SharingGood old boysProfessionalism

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Is Guanxi Desirable?

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Recap

How it affectsPeople in the US and ChinaBusiness in the US and China

○ legalityGovernment in the US and China

○ corruption

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Any Questions?


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