1st Edition

Managing Paradoxes for Sustainable Enterprise Growth Insights from Chinese Wisdom and Practice

By Zhanxiang Li Copyright 2026
162 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book introduces paradox management theory (PMT), a groundbreaking framework that blends Chinese philosophical wisdom and modern management strategies to help companies achieve long-term sustainability by balancing competing demands such as stability and innovation. Rooted in dialectical materialism, PMT reframes businesses as dynamic systems in which paradoxes such as control vs.... Read more

 

Preface by the Author

Translators’ Foreword

Chapter 1. Paradox Management as a New Theory of Management

Chapter 2. Paradox Management from the Perspective of Enterprise Theory

Chapter 3. Sustainable Growth: The Research Theme of Paradox Management

Chapter 4. Pitfalls and Prevention of Sustainable Enterprise Growth

Chapter 5. Managing Paradoxical Relationships for Sustainable Enterprise Growth

Chapter 6. The Enterprise Management Theoretical Model with Chinese Characteristics

Chapter 7. Classic Case Analysis

Concluding Remarks

Bibliography

 

 

Biography

Zhanxiang Li (January 1928–March 2018) was a Founding First-Class Honorary Professor at Renmin University of China and former Head of the Business Management Division in its Department of Industrial Economics. His pioneering work in enterprise management laid enduring foundations for integrating Chinese philosophical wisdom into sustainable business practices.