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dc.contributor.authorArnulf, Jan Ketil
dc.contributor.authorGau, Jinsong
dc.contributor.authorKristoffersen, Henning
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-07T09:04:18Z
dc.date.available2011-03-07T09:04:18Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationScandinavian Journal of Management, Vol.27 (2011), p. 55-65.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0956-5221
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/93678
dc.descriptionAuthors' final version of the article ("Final draft post refereeing")en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores if, and how, Chinese managers perceive Western theories of leadership and leadership development as useful in their business environment. Based on a text analysis approach analyzing term papers of 171 MBA students, this study finds that virtuous leadership is valued the most, whereas authoritarian leadership is valued the least. The respondents are oriented both towards traditional Chinese philosophy and Western leadership theories, and predominantly view leadership development as a necessary contribution to the improvement of Chinese organizations. Concerning the identification and assessment of leadership potential, Western techniques are predominant; sometimes with controversial effects. The study concludes that leadership development techniques need to be adapted to the national context and recommends the role of espoused leadership in cross-cultural MBA classes for future research.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectMBA educationen_US
dc.subjectLeadershipen_US
dc.subjectChinese managementen_US
dc.subjectCultural differencesen_US
dc.subjectLeadership developmenten_US
dc.titleWestern leadership development and Chinese managers : Exploring the need for contextualizationen_US
dc.typeAcademic articleen_US
dc.source.pagenumber55-65en_US
dc.source.journalScandinavian Journal of Management,
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scaman.2010.11.007


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