Social Capital and Business Networking : A Case Study of Modern Chinese Transnationalism

Abstract

This essay is an attempt to bridge social science theorizing and empirical research by looking at the margins and intersections of two closely-related socio-economic domains: Chinese business networking and transnational entrepreneurship. By employing the concept of "social capital" and situating it within the biography of a prominent Sino-Southeast Asian entrepreneur, it underscores the significance of social connections (including with non-Chinese actors) in the formation and sustaining of Chinese business networks in the global arena.