Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the existence of relational power which is derived from an indigenous Chinese construct – guanxi . The authors also test the hypotheses of relational power with two well established power sources (position and personal power) and their...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine how the co‐evolution of two order systems‐ guanxi networks and legal system, i.e. a dual order system‐has shaped the growth of China's SMEs. From an institutional perspective, one proposition suggested has been that building guanxi networks...