How can an indigenous concept enter the international academic circle: the case of guanxi

Linqing Liu () and Shiye Mei ()
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Linqing Liu: Wuhan University
Shiye Mei: Wuhan University

Scientometrics, 2015, vol. 105, issue 1, No 42, 645-663

Abstract: Abstract As an indigenous concept of China, guanxi has gained broad acceptance by the west without further translation or interpretation during the past 30 years, which is a fascinating topic to investigate. In order to discover the dissemination mechanism of the concept of guanxi, this study employs co-citation analysis and citation analysis to visualize the intellectual base and the evolution of guanxi studies; also it pinpoints the most productive authors, institutions and journals. The findings may provide some guidance for the scientific knowledge dissemination.

Keywords: Guanxi; Co-citation analysis; Citation analysis; Scientific knowledge dissemination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-015-1687-2

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