11 research outputs found
Privatisation, investments and human resources in foreign firms operating in the Middle East
Multilevel HRM systems and intermediating variables in MNCs: longitudinal case study research in Middle Eastern settings
Informal Interorganizational Business Relationships and Customer Loyalty: Comparing Guanxi, Yongo, and Wasta
Relational Resources for Emerging Markets\u27 Non-Technological Innovation: Insights from China and Taiwan
Guest editorial: Interactions, relationships and networks in a changing business landscape
Environmental factors influencing the management of key accounts in an Arab Middle Eastern context
Relational Resources for Emerging Markets\u27 Non-Technological Innovation: Insights from China and Taiwan
Carta del editor D. José Lazaro, a D. Pedro Dorado Montero, comunicándole haber pagado su cuota de la Unión Internacional de Derecho Penal
Questioning the Appropriateness of Examining Guanxi in a Wasta Environment: Why Context Should be Front and Center in Informal Network Research. A Commentary on “De-Linking From Western Epistemologies: Using Guanxi-Type Relationships to Attract and Retain Hotel Guests in the Middle East
n this commentary we reflect on Shaalan, Eid, and Tourky’s (2022)article in which they investigated the Chinese concept and practice of guanxi in the Middle East1, a region in which wasta represents the common way of informal networking. While we encourage and welcome research into informal networks, we have serious concerns about the conceptual and methodological approaches taken by Shaalan et al.(2022) in investigating informal networks in the Middle East and we explain herein why we do not believe guanxi should have been used in place of wasta. In this commentary, we commence by introducing wasta,the dominant concept in the Middle East, which Shaalan et al.(2022) disregarded. Then we reflect on the conceptual approach of researching an indigenous network construct in a foreign environment of a different culture which already has its own informal networks. In the commentary we also point out areas of concern in relation to research design and
methodology. Finally, we provide suggestions for future research on informal networks, and we explicitly encourage further debate which draws on our commentary