From Friendship to Family:Jiangyiqiand Strong Interpersonal Relationship Development in Chinese Organizations
研究了中国文化中“讲义气”这一概念，它融合了道德义务、互惠和情感三个原则，有助于在组织中建立强信任关系，对理解中国情境下的关系管理有参考价值。
ABSTRACT Moral obligation, reciprocity, and affection contribute to the development of strong interpersonal relationships. An indigenous notion in Chinese culture, jiangyiqi , captures these three component principles of strong relationship development in one concept. Jiangyiqi has been held anecdotally as a common code of conduct for building strong, trustworthy relationships in China. We explore the possible integration of these three components of interpersonal relationships in Chinese society in our introduction of the construct of jiangyiqi , based upon Confucian ethics and the circles of relationships delineated in past literature on Chinese societies. Drawing from social exchange theory as well as the perspective of reciprocal altruism in evolutionary biology, we propose that jiangyiqi makes an individual a good candidate for developing strong non-kin relationships. We discuss the managerial implications of jiangyiqi for relationship building in a Chinese cultural context.