Chinese Guanxi: An Integrative Review and NewDirections for Future Research

CC Chen, XP Chen, S Huang - Management and organization …, 2013 - cambridge.org
In this article we review research on Chinese guanxi andsocial networking in the past twenty
years and identify the majorperspectives, theories, and methodologies used in …

[HTML][HTML] Family businesses in the Arab Middle East: what do we know and where should we go?

G Samara - Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2021 - Elsevier
This article takes stock of family business research in the Arab Middle East by systematically
reviewing 70 articles published between 2000 and 2018. Results show that prevalent …

Phatic labor, infrastructure, and the question of empowerment in Cairo

J Elyachar - American Ethnologist, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, I draw on ethnographic research in Cairo to analyze outcomes of Egyptian
women's practices of sociality. In Cairo,“phatic labor” creates a social infrastructure of …

The international branch campus as transnational strategy in higher education

S Wilkins, J Huisman - Higher education, 2012 - Springer
The international branch campus is a phenomenon on the rise, but we still have limited
knowledge of the strategic choices underlying the start of these ventures. The objective of …

Institutional and corporate drivers of global talent management: Evidence from the Arab Gulf region

Y Sidani, A Al Ariss - Journal of World Business, 2014 - Elsevier
This study analyses how talent management (TM) is molded by institutional and corporate
drivers. We borrow from the vast institutional literature to understand how organizations …

Business ethics in Islam: the glaring gap in practice

SA Abuznaid - International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern …, 2009 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss business ethics from an
Islamic perspective. Design/methodology/approach–Descriptive, analytical, and …

Informal networks: Dark sides, bright sides, and unexplored dimensions

S Horak, F Afiouni, Y Bian, A Ledeneva… - Management and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Informal networking can be seen as a positive activity with beneficial outcomes for
individuals, firms, and society as a whole, but informal networking can also lead to collusion …

“To boldly go where no [man] has gone before”-institutional voids and the development of women's digital entrepreneurship

M McAdam, C Crowley, RT Harrison - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper examines the emergence of digital entrepreneurship in the context of emerging
economies. Given that these economies generally lack a well-developed institutional …

Regulation, trust, and cronyism in Middle Eastern societies: The simple economics of “wasta”

A Barnett, B Yandle, G Naufal - The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2013 - Elsevier
Despite being a fixture of everyday life in the Arab world, wasta, which may be thought of as
special influence by members of the same group or tribe, has received little attention from …

International business-government relations: The risk management strategies of MNEs in emerging economies

QT Dang, P Jasovska, HG Rammal - Journal of World Business, 2020 - Elsevier
In emerging economies where the institutional environment is weak, the level of risk faced
by MNEs remains high. Extant literature recognizes the forms of risks faced by MNEs, but …