Leadership and China

Leadership and China: Philosophy, Place and Practice explores the impact of the radical change undergone in China as the country entered the global market and loosened controls from central government, allowing for a more free-market approach that facilitated easier trading partnerships across national boundaries.

Ralph J Bathurst is an Associate Professor in the School of Management at Massey University, New Zealand. Michelle Sitong Chen is a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand.

Forward: Why Leadership and China?   1. Confucian Connections: Foucault and Guanxi   2. Leadership Lessons from Landscape Painting East & West: Cultivating a Spiritual Eco-Imagination   3. Silent Motion to Prosperity: Leadership from a Chinese Perspective   4. Investigating Tensions in Sustainability in Chinese and New Zealand Business Partnerships: An Empirical Analysis   5. Leading the Way Guided by the Tao Te Ching   6. When the Dragon and Taniwha Meet: Doing Business with China   7. Confucian Leadership in the Age of Xi Jinping