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Colleague guanxi intensity: Scale development and validation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2014

Chen Huan Hong ,
Dauw-Song Zhu  and
Louis P. White
Chen Huan Hong*
Affiliation:
Business Administration, National Dong-Hwa University, Taiwan, ROC
Dauw-Song Zhu*
Affiliation:
Professor of Business Administration, National Dong-Hwa University, Taiwan, ROC
Louis P. White
Affiliation:
Professor of Management, University of Houston Clear Lake, Texas, USA
*
Corresponding author: d9232007@gmail.com
Corresponding author: d9232007@gmail.com
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Abstract

This research reviews the constructs and measurements of guanxi and concludes that colleague guanxi is appropriately conceptualized as a multidimensional construct that describes Chinese colleague relationships. The development of a colleague guanxi scale with four dimensions is described. Two studies test the convergent, discriminant, and nomological validity of the guanxi scale. In validation tests guanxi intensity increases with cognition features (subjective fit and cognitive trust) and results in a positive affect (affective trust). Contributions of the colleague guanxi scale are offered.

Keywords

guanxiscale developmentcolleague relationshipcognitive trustaffective trustsubject fit

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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 19 , Issue 6 , November 2013 , pp. 756 - 778
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2013 

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