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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Network-based Innovation in China: Typology along with Economic Evolution
Authors : Sylvia Rohlfer, Wenwen Zhao, Verónica Rosendo-Rios
Published in: The Source of Innovation in China
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Since traditional Chinese philosophy may facilitate innovation, its loosely-coupled networking culture may also smooth progress in a social networking approach for organizational management. As discussed in Chapter 3, the guanxi culture is very popular in Chinese society with emphasis on closed inter-personal relationships and its relevance to social economic activities (Chen et al., 2004). In our opinion, these individualized relationship practices provide a micro-behavior foundation for inter-organizational network-based innovation.