Research on the relation between GUANXI culture and the stability of entrepreneurial supply chain

Author

Hong-tao, Yang ; Ying, Jiang

Author_Institution

Sch. of Econ.& Manage., Harbin Eng. Univ., Harbin, China

Volume

3

fYear

2010

fDate

9-10 Jan. 2010

Firstpage

1348

Lastpage

1352

Abstract

Partnership management has become a hot issue of corporation management in recent years. This paper analyzes the structure of partnership of entrepreneurial supply chain (ESC) and the influential factors of its stability combining the principles of relation management and the characteristic of GUANXI culture. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used to examine how various types of factors of GUANXI can be beneficial to the stability of partnership of ESC. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed in the conclusion.

Keywords

supply chain management; GUANXI culture; corporation management; entrepreneurial supply chain; influential factors; partnership management; relation management; stability; structural equation modeling; Cultural differences; Engineering management; Environmental management; Equations; Investments; Numerical analysis; Project management; Stability analysis; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Entrepreneurial Supply Chain (ESC); GUANXI; Instability of Supply Chain; Partnership Management; Structural Equation Modeling (SEM);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Logistics Systems and Intelligent Management, 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Harbin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7331-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICLSIM.2010.5461185

Filename

5461185