It held the necessity of an intermediary relationship between man's world (immanence) and God's eternity (transcendence).
It's all in the nature of the intermediary relationship, which can be fruitful for all, but which, when it breaks down, can turn venomous, paranoid and dangerous.
But, Mr. Wong said, many Asian companies tend to rely on personal intermediaries and relationships in business, and rarely have independent boards willing to raise tough questions.
"In Asia, you trust intermediaries and relationships, so you might think, if I know this person, and he knows that person, I don't need to conduct due diligence," said Simon Wong, a partner at the London-based investment group Governance for Owners and an adjunct professor at the Northwestern University School of Law.
However, the different compositions of the customers of large banks compared to those of smaller size justify a different attitude of intermediaries towards relationship lending.
Moreover, the idea that individuals in modern societies are uprooted and atomized seemed to be refuted by studies showing the persistent relevance of interpersonal relationships, intermediary groups and associations, and social networks.
using intermediaries or personal relationships to develop trust with supply chain partners.
In the last days of Mr. Chunn's senior year, Elizabeth told him through an intermediary that the relationship could not work.
Now small cameras — the cycling equivalent of the black box on an airplane — are becoming an intermediary in the relationship, providing high-tech evidence in what is sometimes an ugly contest between people who ride the roads on two wheels and those who use four.
