Journal of Management Development: Volume 30 Issue 7/8

Practical wisdom for management from the Chinese classical traditions

Henri‐Claude de Bettignies, Po Keung Ip, Xuezhu Bai, André Habisch, Gilbert Lenssen

This paper aims to provide an overview of this special issue.

Maoism versus Confucianism: ideological influences on Chinese business leaders

Paul McDonald

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…

Confucian global leadership in Chinese tradition: classical and contemporary

Chung‐ying Cheng

This paper aims to inquire and argue for a renovated model of Confucian political leadership as a way of political governance rooted in a philosophy of humanity and its potential…

Rethinking ethical leadership, social capital and customer relationship

Qinqin Zheng, Miao Wang, Zhiqiang Li

Practical wisdom from Chinese classical traditions is still an enlightening resource for contemporary management. Based in traditional Chinese perspectives, this paper aims to…

Leadership and organizational patterns in the Daodejing

Ansgar Gerstner

Although the Daodejing is a text that is more than 2,400 years old, its concepts regarding leadership nevertheless fit well into current discussions on sustainability and…

Practical wisdom of Confucian ethical leadership: a critical inquiry

Po Keung Ip

This paper aims to examine whether and to what extent the practical wisdom contained in classical Confucianism can provide conceptual and ethical resources for ethical leadership…

Chinese wisdom, management practices and the humanities

Benoit Vermander

This article aims at showing that the relationship between Chinese classical wisdoms and managerial practices should not be reduced to the establishment of an “art of war”…

Chinese hedonic values and the Chinese classical virtues: managing the tension

Mike Thompson

The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which Chinese classical virtues act as a restraint on consumerist hedonic values and the associated priority on profit…

Taoism and its model of traits of successful leaders

Xuezhu Bai, William Roberts

This paper aims at building up a comprehensive framework for integrating existing leadership theories from the perspective of Taoism, the well‐known oriental philosophy…

A Confucian approach to well‐being and social capital development

Lili Zhao, Juliet Roper

This paper aims to discuss and demonstrate the synergies between the western concept of corporate social responsibility that is emerging from a background of individualism and…

Confucian nurturing doctrine of xin (heart‐mind): Its enlightenment to organization research

Hongguo Wei, Shaobing Li

Confucian nurturing doctrine of xin (heart‐mind) comprehensively illustrates the importance of emerging state of feelings, which are the antecedents of organizational and…

Structure and evolvement of leadership: a study based on Book of Changes

Yan‐nan Gou, Jing Dong

By the re‐interpretation of the Book of Changes (I Ching), this article aims to build a framework for analyzing the structure and the evolvement of leadership.

Compassion: Chinese and western perspectives on practical wisdom in management

Hendrik Opdebeeck, André Habisch

The notion of compassion is a cornerstone in Chinese as well as western orientations for business practice. Spiritual and religious traditions, philosophical approaches and…

Conference programme

Practical wisdom in management from the religious and philosophical traditions

Gilbert Lenssen, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, Eric Cornuel, Andrew Kakabadse