Guanxi dynamics and identity construction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15538904 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katarzyna Kosmala (0000-0001-8952-8052, University of the West of Scotland, corresponding author), Chunyan Xian (Ernst & Young (United Kingdom)) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 202-223 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Perspectives on International Business (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1742-2043 • E-ISSN: 1758-6062 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/17422041111149507 |
| OpenAlex | W1927662109 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
Purpose This study aims to examine aspects of the construction of professional identity, based on an interpretative inquiry in two Chinese professional service firms in Beijing. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered through participant observation, archival material and interviews. The interpretive nature of the research experience facilitated openness to the local field and avoidance of a heavy reliance on assumptions that derive from privileging the Western constructions of professional identity, where “I” (the researcher) am situated epistemologically. Findings Professionalism discourse, a powerful resource of ambiguity, becomes an arena where identity is “asserted” through organisational performance, incorporated in normative Western-driven laws. Enacted professionalism appears consistent with the pursuit of an elevated Western image. The relationships with the clients, however, are embedded in guanxi dynamics and related accountabilities, reflecting the local ways of doing things. Originality/value Empirical material offers insights into professionalisation processes in Chinese firms, with a focus on the construction of professional identity, located within organisational micro-dynamics
Ambiguity · China · Guanxi · Identity (music · Normative · Openness to experience · Originality · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Situated · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Family Business Performance and Succession · Global and Cross-Cultural Management · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
Knowing China
Knowing China
Identity Regulation as Organizational Control
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
The Problem of Reflexivity in Organizational Research
Consumption and Identity at Work
Introduction
Considering "The Professional" in Communication Studies
The ambivalence of professional identity
The dynamics of organizational identity
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |