"Guanxi" as Impetus? Career Exploration in China and the United States

Autor/inn/en	Song, Lynda Jiwen; Werbel, James D.
Titel	"Guanxi" as Impetus? Career Exploration in China and the United States
Quelle	In: Career Development International, 12 (2007) 1, S.51-67 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-0436
DOI	10.1108/13620430710724820
Schlagwörter	Job Satisfaction; Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Social Networks; Career Exploration; Role Perception; Longitudinal Studies; Job Search Methods; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Education; Social Capital; Social Theories; Work Attitudes; Graduate Surveys; China; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Berufserkundung; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Sozialkapital; Gesellschaftstheorie; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; USA
Abstract	Purpose: The present paper seeks to analyze the role of social networks in the process of career exploration, including its main effect on search intensity, and moderation effect on the linkage between search intensity and job search confidence. Design/methodology/approach: It is a longitudinal design with 239 USA and 165 Chinese graduating students. Findings: Social networks in job search have greater effects on job search intensity in the USA sample. Moderation effects could be detected in the Chinese sample, and "guanxi" search (a Chinese reference to social networks) minimizes job search confidence and job satisfaction. Research limitations/implications: Social networks, particularly "guanxi" search in China, could reflect interdependency in job search process, and might constrain job choice. Originality/value: The paper examined the cultural differences of "guanxi" search construct, and compared the role of social networks ("guanxi" search) in cross-cultural settings. (Contains 7 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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