Thursday, February 08, 2007
Empowerment, Guanxi Style
Empowerment,Guanxi Style from Rat Droppings: Asian Business Culture and Gossip, Chao Phraya Rat's personal satirical review on Asian business, marketing, culture, politics, and trends presents a enlightening view on the Asian view of Guanxi (Relationship) that pervades all aspects of business including sales.
"Call it cultural or society practices in Asia, guanxi is person specific i.e. the relationship of trust between two persons are paramount because this relationship cannot be transferred. Before you are empowered, there must be an established trust which is visible, so much so, the visibility is sometimes equated to being loyal to the person giving the power."
"Call it cultural or society practices in Asia, guanxi is person specific i.e. the relationship of trust between two persons are paramount because this relationship cannot be transferred. Before you are empowered, there must be an established trust which is visible, so much so, the visibility is sometimes equated to being loyal to the person giving the power."
