Sifarish: Understanding the Ethical Versus Unethical Use of Network-Based Hiring in Pakistan

The role of affective ties and informal social networks in management practices is recognised across many parts of the world; guanxi in China, yongo in Korea, blat in Russia and wasta in the Arab World are some manifestations. This paper explores the role of such informal networks in Pakistan by stu...

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Authors: Nadeem, Sadia (Author) ; Kayani, Neelab (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2019
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 158, Issue: 4, Pages: 969-982
Further subjects:B International HRM
B Pakistan
B Social network theory
B Recruitment and selection
B Sifarish
B Social capital theory
B Cross-cultural HRM
B Guanxi
B Ethical Relativism
B Collectivism
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