Chinese Leadership

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Figures and Tables......Page 10
Foreword......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
Part I: Foundations of Chinese Leadership......Page 18
Yi Jing, The Book of Changes......Page 20
The Five Great Schools......Page 22
The Evolution of Current Chinese Culture......Page 28
Social Status in Modern China......Page 33
Chinese Cultural Attitudes to Business......Page 35
2 Leadership Theories......Page 38
Humane Theory (Confucianism)......Page 39
Altruistic Theory (Mohism)......Page 49
Naturalistic Theory (Daoism)......Page 50
Institutional Theory (Legalism)......Page 55
Strategic Theory (Militarism)......Page 56
Face......Page 60
Guanxì......Page 67
Harmony (Héxié)......Page 76
The Future of These Traditions......Page 79
Conclusion......Page 80
Truth and Trust......Page 82
Trust......Page 85
Trust at the National Level......Page 88
5 Business Leadership in Modern China......Page 94
Leadership Challenges at SOEs......Page 95
Leadership Challenges at MNCs......Page 101
Leadership Challenges at CPCs......Page 105
The Job Market......Page 108
Female Leadership......Page 110
Part II: Rising to the Challenge – Making it Happen......Page 116
6 Communicating with the Chinese......Page 118
China: a High-Context Culture......Page 119
Rank......Page 124
Senior Management......Page 130
Middle Management......Page 132
Lower Management......Page 133
Team Dynamics......Page 134
Team Motivation......Page 135
Conclusion......Page 137
Delegation......Page 140
Decision Making......Page 144
9 Negotiations......Page 150
Status and guanxì......Page 158
SOE, MNC and CPC......Page 159
Negotiating Effectively with the Chinese......Page 160
10 Coaching and Psychometrics......Page 164
Introducing Coaching......Page 169
Buzz words......Page 171
Conclusion......Page 172
Conclusion......Page 174
Barbara Xiaoyu Wang (BA, MBA)......Page 178
Harold Chee (MBA, MSc, MA, BA, DMS, DipEcon)......Page 179
References and Further Reading......Page 180
Index......Page 186