Guanxi networks and members' effectiveness in Chinese work teams: Mediating effects of trust networks
Journal
Asian Journal of Social Psychology
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
2
Pages
79-95
Date Issued
2006
Date
2006
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Abstract
The present study examined 33 teams with a total of 206 team members (excluding team leaders) to explore the effects of intrateam guanxi and trust networks on individual effectiveness in Taiwan. Guanxi networks included non‐job, departmental and past team networks, while trust networks included affective and cognitive trust networks. Results showed that: (i) guanxi networks could better explain members’ effectiveness compared with relational demography, and different guanxi networks had different effects; (ii) the more central an individual’s position was in the cognitive trust network, the higher the individual’s effectiveness; (iii) the past team guanxi network of a team member displayed a positive effect on the centrality of cognitive trust network, while non‐job and departmental guanxi networks showed negative effects; and (iv) the effects of members’ guanxi networks on individual effectiveness were mediated by the centrality of trust networks.
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