Berger, Ron; Herstein, Ram; McCarthy, Daniel; Puffer, Sheila - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 14 (2019) 5, pp. 916-943
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of Wasta, a culturally based system of social networks of exchange among in-group members in the Arab world, as exemplified by three groups of Arabs in the Palestinian Authority, and then compares it to Guanxi (China), Sviazi (Russia)...