... participant observation and auto-driven Photo elicitation interviews (PEI) to collect data from a cohort of early-career managers, aged 19–30, employed at a high-tech company in China. Findings Two key insights reveal LARP as an innovative tool for management development, demonstrating (1) its positive...

... reading of management in order to welcome another millenary way of thinking built in China. It escapes the fundamentals of managerial thought which have durably ruled over Western management studies. HRM generally unfurls in the service of an organization submitted to a local environment which...

... does (Uhl-Bien et al., 2007). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 China Organization Fitness Environment Complexity theory Corporate There existing theories to explain the performance difference between corporations are the industrial organization theory (Bain...

... variety and its impact on average industry performance in transitional China, based on the strategic view of neoinstitutional theory. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical tests are carried out using industrial enterprise data of China from 2000 to 2006. Findings – Empirical results using industrial...

... business schools in China. Narrative analysis focused on career competency development. Findings Chinese managers perceived the career outcomes of undertaking the EMBA and reported “knowing‐whom” benefits such as sharing information, building reputation and exchanging acquired knowledge, “knowing‐how...

... Confucianism Emotions Emotional intelligence Intelligence China In management, studies on organization and individual behavior are easily confined by the utilitarian notion. The main characteristics can be summarized as: behavioral and organizational science's research more often takes self...

...”, “the key”, and “god”. The creative works sublime success, furthering through perseverance (Wilhelm and Baynes, 1967). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Leadership Book of Changes Qian hexagram Evolvement Leaders China A long history and an immense territory have left...

... for Confucianism is reciprocity: one should not behave towards others in a way which is disagreeable to oneself (Mencius VII.A.4). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Wisdom Compassionate management Trust Western philosophy Christianity Chinese traditions China A fundamental thread...

.... Originality/value The paper highlights the social turbulence created by the advent of market economics in China and the concomitant rise of consumerism and the privatisation of state‐owned enterprises. Confucianist ethics Hedonic values Chinese classical virtues Junzi Ethical management Ethics China...

.... Because of their topicality these concepts are moreover particularly interesting within the context of corporate culture and glocalization for multinational companies operating in China. Originality/value The paper explores aspects of the philosophy of the Daodejing that often get neglected...

... system of building up a modern China is widely regarded by scholars as of Taoist perspective that combines Chinese philosophy (east) and Marxism (west). In fact, Taoism before modern times enabled Chinese people to achieve indisputable accomplishments in nearly all aspects of Chinese civilization. Even...

... China Management Management theory In a number of western countries and beyond, there is a continuing search for “meaning”. A growing segment of civil society, some academics and public intellectuals, enlightened private and public sector thought‐leaders, realize that the society we have created...

... thought that are currently dominant in the managerial literature about China, and proposes new ways for making the study of China a channel through which to develop in our students a sense of relativity, complexity and empathy applicable to an array of cultural contexts. Additionally, some of the most...

...H.‐C. de Bettignies; K. Ip; B. Xuezhu; A. Habisch; G. Lenssen; Paul McDonald Purpose This paper seeks to propose that practical wisdom originating within the Chinese classical traditions has been instrumental in China's ascendance to the world stage. Its purpose is to analyze biographical data...

...‐first century. The objectives of the paper are: to reconstruct the core elements of Confucianism; to account some major issues confronting corporate China; to identify the attributes of the Confucian ethical leadership through those of Junzi against such a backdrop; to identify some major...

..., and the traditional values of Chinese Confucianism, as applied to managerial practice. Design/methodology/approach The paper is primarily theoretical in perspective. It also draws upon interview data derived from an in depth study of a large state‐owned corporate group in China in order to demonstrate the model...

... of Confucian political leadership in contemporary global contexts. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Confucian model New Confucian model Harmony Normative harmonization Moral power Confucianism Ethics China Perhaps as a result of its rich background in philosophical and moral...

... good customer relationship in China. Corporate ethical leadership continues to receive extensive attention. While China has experienced high‐speed economic development in the past decades, more and more evidence of immoral corporate conduct has been disclosed. Society feels increasingly uneasy...

...Yair Holtzman; Margot Puerta; Harold Lazarus; Jiyun Wu; D. Kirk Davidson Purpose This paper aims to unveil the business‐government‐society relationship in China, as compared with that in the USA. Design/methodology/approach Three cases – the Chinese milk scandal, the beef recall...

... 1997 to 2006 in China, the study provides empirical evidence and theoretical explanation on private entrepreneurs' behaviors in obtaining organizational legitimacy in China's transition economy. Findings The paper finds that the institutional environment in China's transition economy for private...