Ethics and Behavior

Although scholars have long been interested in distinguishing gift giving from bribery, the impact of the degree of guanxi between a giver and a recipient on this distinction remains unclear. Drawing on a bystander perspective, this paper investigates how people distinguish between two types of giving behavior: gift giving and bribing. In three studies, we examined how guanxi (Study 1, n = 143 Chinese students), the price of a present (Study 2, including 106 students and 55 employees), and the motivation for giving a present (Study 3, n = 33 Chinese students) influence people's perception of a present (i.e., as a gift or a bribe). The results largely supported our expectation that presents were more likely to be considered a bribe when guanxi utility was high, if the present held high economic value, and if the giving motivation was instrumental-oriented. Implications of our findings for future research and business practitioners in Chinese culture are discussed.

Peikai Li

Jian-Min Sun

Toon W. Taris

Ethics & Behavior

Differentiating between gift giving and bribing in China: a guanxi perspective

Cafer Kılıç

Do counselor candidates have individualizing or binding moral foundations?

咨询师候选人具有个性化还是约束性的道德基础？

Naomi Hogben

Noelle Robertson

How do healthcare professionals experience being subject to complaint? A meta-synthesis of reported psychosocial impacts

医护人员经历投诉后的心理社会影响：一项报告的元综合研究

Anne Reid

Keith Happaney

Multiple dimensions of immorality

不道德的多个维度

Mohamad Reza Farangi

Hassan Nejadghanbar

Guangwei Hu

Use of generative AI in research: ethical considerations and emotional experiences

研究中生成式人工智能的应用：伦理考量与情感体验

Jekaterina Schneider

Latika Ahuja

Jessica R. Dietch

Anne-Mairead Folan

Jillian Coleman

Kathleen Bogart

Addressing fraudulent responses in quantitative and qualitative internet research: case studies from body image and appearance research

应对定量和定性网络研究中的欺诈性回应：身体形象与外貌研究案例分析

Abbreviation
Journal Impact	1.97
Quartiles(Global)	PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY(Q2)

ISSN	1050-8422, 1532-7019
h-index	51

Publication Information	Publisher: Routledge，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 1991，Proportion of original research papers: 93.62%，Self Citation Rate:5.60%， Gold OA Rate: 12.40%

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Differentiating between gift giving and bribing in China: a guanxi perspective

Do counselor candidates have individualizing or binding moral foundations?

How do healthcare professionals experience being subject to complaint? A meta-synthesis of reported psychosocial impacts

Multiple dimensions of immorality

Use of generative AI in research: ethical considerations and emotional experiences

Do counselor candidates have individualizing or binding moral foundations?

How do healthcare professionals experience being subject to complaint? A meta-synthesis of reported psychosocial impacts

Use of generative AI in research: ethical considerations and emotional experiences

Multiple dimensions of immorality

Addressing fraudulent responses in quantitative and qualitative internet research: case studies from body image and appearance research