The Role of the Informal Institution: How Does It Shape the Trust Relationship Between Government and Social Organizations in China?
Yuanyuan Xu,
Cheng Fu,
Wen Tu
et al.
Abstract:This paper analyses the influences of informal institutions on interorganizational trust. Based on a case study, it identifies five impact paths of informal institutions operating between government and social organizations in China: internal referencing, direct entrustment, office visits, favor provision, and key figure decision-making. Most of these function to maintain relationships and facilitate affection. Trust in these informal institutions is particularistic, exclusive, limited in transferability, disc… Show more
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