Zhuqin Feng
Biographic Data
| ID | 3809726 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zhuqin Feng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zhuqin |
| FAMILY NAME | Feng |
| SIGNATURE | FENG Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8032-6024 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The empowerment of rural Chinese women through E-commerce entrepreneurship
Face and Favours
From Guanxi to Social Capital and Back Again
The global diaspora of Chinese migrants maintains vital economic, social and cosmopolitan connections between China and many Western countries. These migrants face the challenge of navigating and building social capital within Western host countries. Previous studies show that Chinese networks make use of pre-existing strong guanxi ties based on shared cultural expectations to support members. However, the thinness of guanxi networks in foreign c…
Should I use my ‘weak’ social capital or ‘strong’ guanxi ? Reviewing and critiquing two theories in the context of Western-Chinese migration
Social network dynamics are complex in the context of Chinese overseas migration because of the unique dynamics of guanxi, which are distinctly different from ‘Western’ social capital. The few migration studies comparing guanxi and social capital suggest that the former largely consists ‘strong ties’, while the latter is comprised of ‘weak ties’. However, most apply only a cursory comparison of one network facet. We review core literature in the …
The strong, the weak and the meaningful
Purpose Governments increasingly promote employment through social networks (whether via formal job networks or informal personal networks). However, they rarely account for how weak-tie “bridging” networks and strong-tie “bonding” networks differentially affect employment outcomes. Given criticism that (usually weak-tie bridging-focussed) formal job networks are overly focussed on finding entry-level (i.e. any) jobs, it is imperative to understa…
The strong, the weak and the meaningful
Purpose Governments increasingly promote employment through social networks (whether via formal job networks or informal personal networks). However, they rarely account for how weak-tie “bridging” networks and strong-tie “bonding” networks differentially affect employment outcomes. Given criticism that (usually weak-tie bridging-focussed) formal job networks are overly focussed on finding entry-level (i.e. any) jobs, it is imperative to understa…
Should I use my ‘weak’ social capital or ‘strong’ guanxi ? Reviewing and critiquing two theories in the context of Western-Chinese migration
Social network dynamics are complex in the context of Chinese overseas migration because of the unique dynamics of guanxi, which are distinctly different from ‘Western’ social capital. The few migration studies comparing guanxi and social capital suggest that the former largely consists ‘strong ties’, while the latter is comprised of ‘weak ties’. However, most apply only a cursory comparison of one network facet. We review core literature in the …
From Guanxi to Social Capital and Back Again
The global diaspora of Chinese migrants maintains vital economic, social and cosmopolitan connections between China and many Western countries. These migrants face the challenge of navigating and building social capital within Western host countries. Previous studies show that Chinese networks make use of pre-existing strong guanxi ties based on shared cultural expectations to support members. However, the thinness of guanxi networks in foreign c…
The strong, the weak and the meaningful
Purpose Governments increasingly promote employment through social networks (whether via formal job networks or informal personal networks). However, they rarely account for how weak-tie “bridging” networks and strong-tie “bonding” networks differentially affect employment outcomes. Given criticism that (usually weak-tie bridging-focussed) formal job networks are overly focussed on finding entry-level (i.e. any) jobs, it is imperative to understa…
Should I use my ‘weak’ social capital or ‘strong’ guanxi ? Reviewing and critiquing two theories in the context of Western-Chinese migration
Social network dynamics are complex in the context of Chinese overseas migration because of the unique dynamics of guanxi, which are distinctly different from ‘Western’ social capital. The few migration studies comparing guanxi and social capital suggest that the former largely consists ‘strong ties’, while the latter is comprised of ‘weak ties’. However, most apply only a cursory comparison of one network facet. We review core literature in the …
From Guanxi to Social Capital and Back Again
The global diaspora of Chinese migrants maintains vital economic, social and cosmopolitan connections between China and many Western countries. These migrants face the challenge of navigating and building social capital within Western host countries. Previous studies show that Chinese networks make use of pre-existing strong guanxi ties based on shared cultural expectations to support members. However, the thinness of guanxi networks in foreign c…
Face and Favours
The empowerment of rural Chinese women through E-commerce entrepreneurship
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · China (3 works) · Interpersonal ties (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Social Capital and Networks (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works)