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Working Papers

2022

1. Guanxi and networking: The hidden business matrix of the Chinese economy
   Working Papers on East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST

2013

2. Cross-cultural experimental economics and indigenous management research: Issues and contributions
   Working Papers on East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST View citations (1)
3. The role of trust in cultivating relation-specific skills: The case of a multinational automotive supplier in Japan and Germany
   Working Papers on East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST

2010

4. Aspects of Inner-Korean relations examined from a German viewpoint
   Working Papers on East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST

Journal Articles

2025

1. Looking back to look forward: Disruption, innovation and future trends in international human resource management
   International Business Review, 2025, 34, (1)

2024

2. Resilience or decline of informal networks? Examining the role of trust context in network societies
   International Business Review, 2024, 33, (4)
3. Twenty‐five years of management research on poverty: A systematic review of the literature and a research agenda
   Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 2024, 33, (1), 14-39

2023

4. Informal Networks, Informal Institutions, and Social Exclusion in the Workplace: Insights from Subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations in Korea
   Journal of Business Ethics, 2023, 186, (3), 633-655
5. 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’
   Management and Organization Review, 2023, 19, (5), 1040-1045

2022

6. Costly information acquisition: The influence of stakeholder earnings
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2022, 90, (C)
7. Turning a liability into an asset of foreignness: Managing informal networks in Korea
   Business Horizons, 2022, 65, (3), 351-364 View citations (1)

2021

8. An integrative ethical approach to leader favoritism
   Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 2021, 30, (1), 90-101
9. Leading entrepreneurial sustainability initiatives in emerging economies
   International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2021, 18, (1), 64-85

2020

10. Business ethics for a global society: Howard Bowen’s legacy and the foundations of United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
    International Studies of Management & Organization, 2020, 50, (3), 201-208 View citations (1)
11. Can general and particularistic types of trust mix? Advancing the trust (dis-) continuity debate in a Chinese context
    International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2020, 17, (5), 1273-1291
12. Cultural context and cross-country behavioral differences in group decision-making
    International Studies of Management & Organization, 2020, 50, (2), 153-173
13. Informal Networks: Dark Sides, Bright Sides, and Unexplored Dimensions
    Management and Organization Review, 2020, 16, (3), 511-542 View citations (8)

2019

14. Emotions, indigenous affective ties, and social network theory—The case of South Korea
    Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2019, 36, (2), 395-414 View citations (6)
15. Two not of a kind: Social network theory and informal social networks in East Asia
    Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2019, 36, (2), 349-372 View citations (8)

2018

16. From Cross-Cultural Economic Experiments to Experimental Indigenous Management Research – A Suggestion
    Management and Organization Review, 2018, 14, (4), 651-691 View citations (1)
17. Join In or Opt Out? A Normative–Ethical Analysis of Affective Ties and Networks in South Korea
    Journal of Business Ethics, 2018, 149, (1), 207-220 View citations (9)
18. Organizational Sustainability Determinants in Different Cultural Settings: A Conceptual Framework
    Business Strategy and the Environment, 2018, 27, (4), 528-546 View citations (16)

2016

19. A Dynamic Typology of Informal Institutions: Learning from the Case of Guanxi
    Management and Organization Review, 2016, 12, (3), 525-546 View citations (12)
20. Affective networks, informal ties, and the limits of expatriate effectiveness
    International Business Review, 2016, 25, (5), 1030-1042 View citations (13)
21. Same but different? Similarities and fundamental differences of informal social networks in China (guanxi) and Korea (yongo)
    Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2016, 33, (3), 595-616 View citations (22)

2014

22. Antecedents and characteristics of informal relation-based networks in Korea: Yongo, Yonjul and Inmaek
    Asia Pacific Business Review, 2014, 20, (1), 78-108 View citations (14)

Chapters

2024

1. Informal networks, social capital, and ethical challenges in international business
   Chapter 26 in Handbook on Inequality and Social Capital, 2024, pp 397-409