1st Edition
Leadership in the Asia Pacific A Global Research Perspective
Forward by Dr. Richard C. Helfer
Forward by Professor Gordon Redding
Forward by Professor Geert Hofstede
1.Introduction: setting the scene for leadership in Asia Chris Rowley and Dave Ulrich
2. Confucian foundations to leadership: a study of Chinese business leaders across Greater China and South-East Asia Paul McDonald
3. The leadership philosophy of Han Fei Morgen Witzel
4. Entrepreneurial leadership and context in Chinese firms: a tale of two Chinese private Enterprises Catherine L. Wang, Ding Ding Tee and Pervaiz K. Ahmed
5. Leadership and culture in Asia: the case of Malaysia Uma Jogulu and Lesley Ferkins
6. The Japanese global leadership challenge: what it means for the rest of the world J. Stewart Black and Allen J. Morrison
7. Using Chinese managerial values to win the war for talent Nandani Lynton and Schon Beechler
8. Authentic leadership theory development: theorizing on Chinese philosophy Haina Zhang, André M. Everett, Graham Elkin and Malcolm H. Cone
9. The impact of ‘learning’ and ‘leadership’ management styles on organizational outcomes: a study of tyre firms in Thailand Jonathan Michie and Vissanu Zumitzavan
10. The influencing mechanisms of paternalistic leadership in Mainland China Min Wu, Xu Huang and Simon C. H. Chan
11. The effect of cultural modelling on leadership profiling of the Cambodian manager Christopher Selvarajah, Denny Meyer and Dy Davuth
12. Conclusion: lessons learned and insights derived from leadership in Asia Chris Rowley and Dave Ulrich
Biography
Professor Chris Rowley is Director of the Centre for Research in Asian Management at the Cass Business School, City University, London, UK. He is also Director of Research and Publications at the HEAD Foundation, Singapore. Previous publications include, The Changing Face of Management in China (2009) and HRM: The Key Concepts (2009)
Professor Dave Ulrich is Professor in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, USA and Partner at the RBL Group, USA, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources. Previous publications include Asian Leadership (2010) and The Why of Work (2010).
