Social capital,guanxi and political influence in Chinese government relations |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Communication/Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Australia;2. Business School, University of Queensland, Australia;1. Department of Communication, FHWien der WKW University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication, Waehringer Guertel 97, 1180, Vienna, Austria;2. School of AMPR, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia;1. Department of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University, 1785 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA;2. The Media School, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA;1. Massey University, New Zealand;2. Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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| Abstract: | Social capital has emerged as a promising theoretical approach to understanding political influence in the public relations literature. However, the rationale of using social capital to influence corporate government relations in authoritarian societies is indistinct. To remedy this, we integrate Bourdieu’s (1986) and Lin’s (2001) social capital theories to explore how applying a variant form of social capital (e.g., guanxi) might shape corporate government relations in authoritarian China. A multi-method, qualitative approach was employed involving 44 interviews, participant observation and document review. The findings highlighted an underexamined “vertical” dimension of social capital (i.e., links with authority in a hierarchy), which enables corporations to exercise agency over the pre-existing and often vague regulatory environment. This study adds a new perspective to social capital with hierarchical guanxi that enriches our understanding of guanxi-based political influence in Chinese corporate government relations. |
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| Keywords: | Social capital Corporate government relations Political influence Lobbying China |
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