This book covers various aspects of leading and managing Chinese employees. As the second largest economy in the world, China is a strategic destination for international business ventures, with many expatriates working there. For these expatriate managers, cross-cultural management can be challenging, as their own management and leadership approaches may not always be compatible with local cultures and practices. This makes it important for managers to understand Chinese culture and employee workplace behaviors and expectations.

This book aims to help readers understand how Chinese cultural values shape the work attitudes and behaviours of Chinese employees; what Chinese workers expect of their leaders and how their expectations are associated with their satisfaction; expatriate senior managers' views and experiences in managing Chinese subordinates; the challenges encountered by these managers and their suggestions for overcoming such challenges; and the extent to which expatriate business leaders must adjust their leadership behaviours cross-culturally, how and why they adjust, and their adjustment patterns.

With insights derived from the experiences of over 390 expatriate senior managers and over 350 Chinese employees, the book is a must-read for all expatriate business managers and EMBA students who are currently or will be working in China. It will help them understand the unique values, attitudes, and behaviors of Chinese employees, behave in socially acceptable ways, and lead/manage Chinese employees effectively. It is a good reference guide for researchers and management consultants who wish to learn about the cross-cultural management issues found in Chinese workplaces and gain empirical insights into cross-cultural leadership in China.

Contents:

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  Cross-Cultural Business Leadership:

  
  
  
  
  • Introduction
  
  
  • Cross-Cultural Leadership: Concepts, Theories, and Research Findings
  
  
  • The Study Methodology
  
  
  
  


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  Leadership in China:

  
  
  
  
  • Confucianism, Chinese Cultural Values, Social Relations, and Exchange Rules
  
  
  • Traditional and Contemporary Leadership in China
  
  
  
  


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  Research Findings: Views and Experiences of the Expatriate Senior Managers and Chinese Employees:

  
  
  
  
  • The Views and Experiences of 391 Expatriate Senior Managers in Leading and Managing Chinese Employees
  
  
  • Degrees and Patterns of Cross-Cultural Leadership Behavior Adjustment
  
  
  • What Chinese Workers Value in a Job and Expect of Their Leaders, and What Satisfies Them
  
  
  
  


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  Suggestions and Conclusions Drawn from the Expatriate Senior Managers' Experiences:

  
  
  
  
  • Insights and Suggestions for Effectively Managing and Leading Chinese Employees
  
  
  • Conclusion
  
  
  
  

Readership: Expatriate business managers and EMBA students who are currently working or planning to work in China; management consultants who want to gain empirical insights into cross-cultural leadership in China; and researchers who want to learn about the cross-cultural management issues found in Chinese workplaces.

Key Features:

• Provides useful research findings in relation to traditional and contemporary business leadership in China, leadership behaviours expected by Chinese employees, how Chinese cultural values shape the work attitudes and behaviours of Chinese employees, and the degrees and patterns of cross-cultural leadership adjustment


• Provides practical insights and suggestions for effective management of Chinese employees which are drawn from the experiences of real-life managers and employees


• One of the first books to address cross-cultural business leadership in the Chinese context from the perspective of expatriate senior managers and Chinese employees