Trading Networks of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Singapore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6086933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Menkhoff (0000-0002-8845-4183), Chalmer E Labig |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 128-151 |
| Publication date | 1996-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0217-9520 • E-ISSN: 1793-2858 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/sj11-1f |
| OpenAlex | W2057081603 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
The entrenchment of entrepreneurs in local, regional, or global business networks based on kinship, clanship, territorial, or ethnic ties has often been cited as characteristic of Chinese business communities in Southeast Asia. Qualitative interviews with Singaporean Chinese merchant-exporters were conducted in order to examine this thesis. The findings reveal that there is a strong tendency among Chinese entrepreneurs in Singapore to rely on external commercial relationships with outsiders and friends rather with those related by blood or marriage. It is suggested that kinship reciprocity may under some circumstances curb the autonomy and freedom of the transacting actors, thus limiting their abilities to make decisions in the regional and international market-places
Business · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
Trade and Society
A Preliminary Model of Particularistic Ties in Chinese political Alliances
Economic Action and Social Structure
Chinese Traditional Values and Modernization
Emigrant Entrepreneurs
Traditional Trading Networks of Southeast Asia
Economic Development in Southeast Asia
Singapore Corporations Go Transnational
Why Do the Chinese Work So Hard
On Social Structure
Immigrants and Associations
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |