Comments on: Communicators chart a new path in China. http://www.mercurybrief.com/2009/10/new-path-for-chinese-communicators/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-path-for-chinese-communicators Dispatches from Global Messengers: myths, fables, lessons Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:21:22 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: uk visa lawyer http://www.mercurybrief.com/2009/10/new-path-for-chinese-communicators/comment-page-1/#comment-134 uk visa lawyer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:06:55 +0000 http://www.mercurybrief.com/?p=1116#comment-134 It's the first time I've heard of Guanxi - it's rather fascinating and I can understand Karyn's love of it having read Michael's explanation of it. It’s the first time I’ve heard of Guanxi – it’s rather fascinating and I can understand Karyn’s love of it having read Michael’s explanation of it.

]]> By: Michael Turton http://www.mercurybrief.com/2009/10/new-path-for-chinese-communicators/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Michael Turton Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:44:35 +0000 http://www.mercurybrief.com/?p=1116#comment-125 Guanxi relationships are the exact opposite of bribery, which is a payment for services rendered. Think of them as: -- scalable -- heritable (If I have guanxi with you, my kids can inherit) -- relative (some have more guanxi than others) -- permanent -- transcending other forms of relationships, such as membership in political parties or clubs, ...a guanxi relationship is like a family relationship, but one whose obligations require constant monitoring, feeding, and watering, and repay richly in contracts, drinking sessions, exchanges of gifts, and lifelong support. It's nothing like bribery, which the Chinese abhor just like everyone else. Michael Guanxi relationships are the exact opposite of bribery, which is a payment for services rendered. Think of them as:

– scalable
– heritable (If I have guanxi with you, my kids can inherit)
– relative (some have more guanxi than others)
– permanent
– transcending other forms of relationships, such as membership in political parties or clubs,

…a guanxi relationship is like a family relationship, but one whose obligations require constant monitoring, feeding, and watering, and repay richly in contracts, drinking sessions, exchanges of gifts, and lifelong support. It’s nothing like bribery, which the Chinese abhor just like everyone else.

Michael

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]]> By: Karyn Page http://www.mercurybrief.com/2009/10/new-path-for-chinese-communicators/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Karyn Page Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:29:03 +0000 http://www.mercurybrief.com/?p=1116#comment-91 Good question, Walker. Guanxi is really a simple word to describe a multi-layered relationship. Guanxi has depth and history and trust; it also describes breadth. I love this word; it's one of the best in the Chinese language. I might point out that a "bribe" is relative to the situation/country. That is not to say that one should not obey the laws of the country of which one is a resident or visiting/doing business with. I love thinking about the concept of "bribery" because its meaning varies and is dependent on the situation and the characters. [And I repeat - in case any of my customers are reading this - US citizens shall not participate in bribery as defined by the FCPA.] Karyn Page CEO, Kansas World Trade Center Wichita, Kansas Good question, Walker. Guanxi is really a simple word to describe a multi-layered relationship. Guanxi has depth and history and trust; it also describes breadth. I love this word; it’s one of the best in the Chinese language.

I might point out that a “bribe” is relative to the situation/country. That is not to say that one should not obey the laws of the country of which one is a resident or visiting/doing business with. I love thinking about the concept of “bribery” because its meaning varies and is dependent on the situation and the characters. [And I repeat - in case any of my customers are reading this - US citizens shall not participate in bribery as defined by the FCPA.]

Karyn Page
CEO, Kansas World Trade Center
Wichita, Kansas

]]> By: Bob Page http://www.mercurybrief.com/2009/10/new-path-for-chinese-communicators/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Bob Page Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:07:18 +0000 http://www.mercurybrief.com/?p=1116#comment-82 Walker, no, you might be thinking the "red envelope" that was sometimes given to journalists as a "transportation allowance" for covering an event. In this case, guanxi is about the relationship. Bob Page Chapel Hill Walker,
no, you might be thinking the “red envelope” that was sometimes given to journalists as a “transportation allowance” for covering an event. In this case, guanxi is about the relationship.

Bob Page
Chapel Hill

]]> By: walker page http://www.mercurybrief.com/2009/10/new-path-for-chinese-communicators/comment-page-1/#comment-81 walker page Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:56:13 +0000 http://www.mercurybrief.com/?p=1116#comment-81 Isn't guanxi a glorified form of bribing? Walker Page Wilmington, North Carolina, USA Isn’t guanxi a glorified form of bribing?

Walker Page
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

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