A case study of globalized knowledge flows : Guanxi in social science and management theory

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Qi, Xiaoying. (2012). A case study of globalized knowledge flows : Guanxi in social science and management theory. International Sociology. 27(6), pp. 707-723. https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580912453729

Authors	Qi, Xiaoying
Abstract	This article examines globalized knowledge flows through a case study of the treatment of the Chinese concept of guanxi in social and management science journals. Three forms of concept–theory relations are postulated which effectively correspond with different patterns of knowledge flow. The treatment of this concept in 214 refereed journal articles published from 1999 to 2009 indicates that the concept guanxi, which possesses capacity for theoretical development, is predominantly treated merely as an object of study rather than the basis of theoretical elaboration. A continuing dominant pattern of knowledge flows from the metropole to the periphery is thus indicated. The mechanisms of continuing asymmetrical knowledge flow are discussed, including language used, site of publication, channel of transmission and method as factors generating this outcome.
Keywords	asymmetrical knowledge flows; concept–theory relation; globalization; guanxi
Year	2012
Journal	International Sociology
Journal citation	27 (6), pp. 707-723
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN	0268-5809
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580912453729
Scopus EID	2-s2.0-84867938558
Open access	Published as green open access
Page range	707-723
Research Group	School of Arts
Author's accepted manuscript	AM_Qi_2012_A_case_study_of_globalized_knowledge_flows.pdf File Access Level Open
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Additional information	This record includes an authors accepted manuscript. Qi, Xiaoying. "A case study of globalized knowledge flows: Guanxi in social science and management theory", International Sociology, 27(6), pp. 707-723. Copyright © 2012 Xiaoying Qi. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. DOI: 10.1177/0268580912453729
Place of publication	United Kingdom

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