Examining the positive and negative effects of guanxi practices: A multi-level analysis of guanxi practices and procedural justice perceptions

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 715-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Chen ◽  
Ray Friedman ◽  
Enhai Yu ◽  
Fubin Sun
Author(s):  
Jim Andersén

Research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has mainly addressed outcomes of EO at the level of the firm. However, few studies have examined how EO affects employees. Using a multi-level analysis of 343 employees nested in 25 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the analysis presented shows that EO will increase the degree of role ambiguity among employees. Social support from management was not found to have any effect on the relationship between EO and role ambiguity. However, social support from co-workers weakens the EO-ambiguity relationship and can counteract the negative effects of EO to some degree. The study contributes to the EO literature by being one of a few studies that have considered the possible negative consequences of EO. The article also highlights how to reduce role ambiguity in entrepreneurial SMEs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Froncek ◽  
Anette Rohmann

Practical-participatory evaluation is often considered an effective approach to enhancing evaluation use. Despite this generally positive connotation, potential negative effects of participatory evaluation have also been discussed in the literature but never empirically investigated before. Drawing upon the social–psychological procedural justice literature, we assumed that stakeholders’ perceptions about the justice of an evaluation might explain possible negative effects of participatory evaluation on evaluation use. Negative effects of participatory evaluation on instrumental and conceptual use were explored in two experiments (Study 1: N = 85; Study 2: N = 78). The results show that negative effects of participation on evaluation use are mediated by stakeholders’ justice perceptions. Implications of the present research include considering stakeholders’ socioemotional needs, negotiation, and transparency when conducting participatory evaluation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-28
Author(s):  
Juan J. Pulido ◽  
Tomás García-Calvo ◽  
Francisco M. Leo ◽  
António J. Figueiredo ◽  
Hugo Sarmento ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Addisu Alehegn Alemu ◽  
Liknaw Bewket Zeleke ◽  
Bewket Aynalem ◽  
Melaku Desta ◽  
Eskeziaw Abebe Kasahun ◽  
...  

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