Seemingly contradictory value orientations both of which can nonetheless be true within the same society (according to Faure and Fang)
What are paradoxical values?
100
A Chinese philosophy that views all universal phenomena as being created by dual cosmic energies
What is Yin & Yang?
100
Stands for female energy such as the moon, water, dark, passivity, and femininity
What is Yin?
100
This makes the guanxi network very multifaceted
What is transferability of guanxi?
100
A hierarchical division between people based on power and authority
What is power distance?
200
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What is red/yellow. One big star, four small - upper left corner?
200
A paradox in governing the Chinese society either by the rule of man or by the rule of law
What is aversion to law vs. respect for legal practices?
200
The Chinese word for ‘comrades’
What is Tongzhi?
200
Identified as a capitalistic activity
What is competition?
200
To be part of a group or a lone wolf
What is individualistic-collectivistic behaviour?
300
China’s national sport
What is table tennis?
300
A paradoxical approach to getting things done and making oneself important in the business world
What is guanxi vs. professionalism?
300
A direct consequence of this policy is that Chinese society is now in direct contact with foreign concepts, technologies, cultures and lifestyles
What is the open-door policy?
300
One of the strongest types of guanxi
What is family/what is provenance/what is education-related?
300
The degree to which a typical person in a society feels uncomfortable with a sense of unpredictability and ambiguity
What is uncertainty avoidance?
400
What are 5 time zones
What is the number of geographical time zones in China?
400
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What is long-term vs. short-term orientation?
400
Without this, one simply cannot get anything done
What is guanxi?
400
The two types of guanxi within a company
What are external and internal guanxi?
400
The dimension where people in the organisation tend to follow standardized rules or prefer a flexible approach to unique situations through relationships
What is Universalism-Particularism?
500
Something you can rent for 31$ a week
What is a girlfriend?
500
A paradoxical attitude towards saving, borrowing and spending that separates the younger generation from the older
What is thrift vs. materialism (and ostentatious consumption)?
500
The Chinese word for ‘crisis’
What is Weiji?
500
The two types of people in a guanxi network
What are insiders and outsiders?
500
The dimension where the degree of involvement in personal relationships is in focus