Informal networks in international business

Informal networks can be a major obstacle to the effectiveness of managers. At the same time though, they can enable and facilitate business activities and support the efficiency and effectiveness of managerial actions. Since informal ties and networks can have a bright and a dark side, it is import...

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Other Authors Horak, Sven (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
Subjects
International business enterprises > Management.
Business networks.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781839828805
DOI10.1108/9781839828782
Physical Description1 online resource (328 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Emerging theories, concepts, observations
  • Chapter 1. Informal networks: Concepts, constructs, emerging theories / Sven Horak
  • Chapter 2. Transitioning from strong ties to weak ties in emerging economies / Mike W. Peng and Grace T. Peng
  • Chapter 3. A liability or an asset of foreignness? Theorizing on informal networks in international business / Jong Min Lee and Yongsun Paik
  • Chapter 4. Diaspora networks? / Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan
  • Chapter 5. Informal transactional/effectual networks and entrepreneurial innovation in response to uncertainty: A view on the global insurance industry / Nico A. Scordis
  • Part II: Informal network constructs
  • Chapter 6. China - the persistent power of guanxi in transitional china / Yanjie Bian
  • Chapter 7. South korea - korea: Yongo 2.0, global inmaek, and network multiplexity / Sven Horak and Jong Gyu Park
  • Chapter 8. Arab world - conceptual complexity and cultural embeddedness of wasta in the middle east / Fawaz Baddar Alhussan and Faten Baddar AL-Husan
  • Chapter 9. Russia - informal networks in the russian business context: The case of russian multinationals' political connections / Andrei Panibratov, Snejina Michailova, and Marina Latukha
  • Chapter 10. Brazil - informal practices in brazil: Insights form the brazilian jeitinho / Cláudio V. Torres and Thiago G. Nascimento
  • Chapter 11. Denmark - expatriate social network formation in denmark: Challenges of developing informal ties locally / Marian van Bakel
  • Chapter 12. United States - old boy networks at work in the united states / Chao Liu and Steve McDonald
  • Part III: Perspectives and implications
  • Chapter 13. Networking in a global context: Ethical dilemmas / Sven Horak, Daniel J. McCarthy, and Sheila M. Puffer
  • Chapter 14. Wasta as an example of informal social networks in emerging markets: Research status and suggestions for future directions / David Weir and Sa'ad Ali.

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