Best Qualitative Paper in International Business: finalists announced
A paper co-authored by Dr Hongzhi Gao has been nominated for the Best Qualitative Paper award at this year’s Annual Conference of the Academy of Management held in Vancouver, Canada. Sponsored by the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, the award is given to a paper that uses qualitative methodology to make a strong contribution to IB theory development.
Dr Gao’s paper examines relational (guanxi) gatekeeping in business network management in China and will be considered alongside a pool of 4-5 other finalists at the conference later this year. Guided by a yin-yang balancing logic, the paper draws on interviews conducted with Chinese and Western business managers to identify a series of key gatekeeping constructs that connect local guanxi insiders with foreign outsiders. The award will be announced and presented to the winner at the International Management Division Business Meeting during the conference.