Knowledge transfer exchange and dynamic Guanxi in Chinese universities

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Autor(a) principal: Padilla-Meléndez,Antonio
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Li,Zhenxing
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2182-84582017000400006
Resumo: This paper investigates the relevance of guanxi (关系) as a cultural factor in knowledge transfer exchange (KTE), on an individual level, in the Chinese university-industry context. Adopting a qualitative case-study approach, with data from 50 interviews, this work brings a fresh view to the role of social networks as a cultural value in university researchers' participation in KTE activities. In addition, this paper breaks the traditional linear view toward guanxi. Instead, it adopts a dynamic, dialectical, and holistic perspective towards the role of guanxi in KTE processes in the context of Chinese universities. It has been found that during the KTE process, guanxi networks should be balanced with the appropriate infrastructure, qualified staff, and financial investment to obtain successful outcomes. This study enriches the existing literature on the determinants that affect KTE researcher participation by highlighting the role of guanxi as a cultural factor.
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title Knowledge transfer exchange and dynamic Guanxi in Chinese universities
spellingShingle Knowledge transfer exchange and dynamic Guanxi in Chinese universities
Padilla-Meléndez,Antonio
Guanxi
knowledge transfer exchange
universities
China
title_short Knowledge transfer exchange and dynamic Guanxi in Chinese universities
title_full Knowledge transfer exchange and dynamic Guanxi in Chinese universities
title_fullStr Knowledge transfer exchange and dynamic Guanxi in Chinese universities
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge transfer exchange and dynamic Guanxi in Chinese universities
title_sort Knowledge transfer exchange and dynamic Guanxi in Chinese universities
author Padilla-Meléndez,Antonio
author_facet Padilla-Meléndez,Antonio
Li,Zhenxing
author_role author
author2 Li,Zhenxing
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Li,Zhenxing
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Guanxi
knowledge transfer exchange
universities
China
topic Guanxi
knowledge transfer exchange
universities
China
description This paper investigates the relevance of guanxi (关系) as a cultural factor in knowledge transfer exchange (KTE), on an individual level, in the Chinese university-industry context. Adopting a qualitative case-study approach, with data from 50 interviews, this work brings a fresh view to the role of social networks as a cultural value in university researchers' participation in KTE activities. In addition, this paper breaks the traditional linear view toward guanxi. Instead, it adopts a dynamic, dialectical, and holistic perspective towards the role of guanxi in KTE processes in the context of Chinese universities. It has been found that during the KTE process, guanxi networks should be balanced with the appropriate infrastructure, qualified staff, and financial investment to obtain successful outcomes. This study enriches the existing literature on the determinants that affect KTE researcher participation by highlighting the role of guanxi as a cultural factor.
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