RT Article
T1 An Exploratory Study of Chinese Motives for Building Supervisor–Subordinate Guanxi
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 124
IS 4
SP 659
OP 675
A1 Zhang, Long
A1 Deng, Yulin
A1 Wang, Qun
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2014
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1785652281
AB Despite the growing number of studies on supervisor–subordinate guanxi in Chinese society, there is a paucity of research on its antecedents. The purpose of this study was to determine Chinese people’s motives for building supervisor–subordinate guanxi. We interviewed 60 Chinese employees and found evidence that most of the respondents attached importance to building supervisor–subordinate guanxi. Their motives for building this guanxi spanned a wide range of issues, from personal benefits to other-oriented and organizational concerns. From the data we collected, we developed a preliminary model of the decision to build supervisor–subordinate guanxi.
K1 Supervisor–subordinate guanxi
K1 Social Exchange
K1 Social Identity
K1 Motives
K1 Leader–member exchange
K1 Impression Management
K1 China
DO 10.1007/s10551-013-1899-4