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This chapter starts with moral face—one’s personal prestige and reputation in terms of ethics, and social face—one’s image such as success, honour or power. Together with one’s guanxi, face is seen as one’s moral integrity, professional status and job achievement.
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‘Jiuqiansui’ denotes an important person who was only inferior to the emperor in ancient China.
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‘Mother-in-law’ is a metaphor for stakeholders surrounding an organisation, since ‘she’ embodies in the central power of the traditional Chinese family.
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Children of high-ranking officials in China.
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Chinese elites who cooperate fund-raising with top political connections.
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Buddha denotes the real power controller whilst Monk gains the influential power from Buddha.
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Zhang, J.J. (2023). Face: The Power Paradox. In: The Delta of Chinese Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1011-3_8
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