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Frontiers of Business Research in China

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Front Bus Res Chin    2013, Vol. 7 Issue (2) : 189-218    https://doi.org/10.3868/s070-002-013-0009-6
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Contextualizing Transformational Leadership Theories in China: A Confucian Perspective
Haina Zhang1(), Malcolm H. Cone2(), André M. Everett3(), Graham Elkin4()
1. Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK; 2. Commerce Faculty Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, Christchurch, New Zealand; 3. Department of Management, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand; 4. Department of Management, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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Abstract

Transformational leadership, though widely studied in the literature, lacks sufficient contextual analysis of its essential leadership process and differences in characteristic behaviors under different cultural settings, especially in the Asian context. This research, through qualitative data collected from eight Chinese organizations (four state-owned enterprises and four private-owned enterprises), empirically examines the Western transformational leadership theory in China. Moreover, by studying Chinese leaders’ daily behaviors, we develop a transformational leadership theory in the Chinese business context. This research contributes to contextualizing transformational leadership behaviors and providing deep insights into the Chinese transformational leadership process from a philosophical perspective. Findings can be applied to both Chinese and Western management studies as well as the World of business practice.

Keywords China      Confucianism      transformational leadership     
Corresponding Author(s): Haina Zhang,Email:haina.zhang@glasgow.ac.uk; Malcolm H. Cone,Email:malcolm.cone@lincoln.ac.nz; André M. Everett,Email:andre.everett@otago.ac.nz; Graham Elkin,Email:graham.elkin@otago.ac.nz   
Issue Date: 05 June 2013
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Haina Zhang,Malcolm H. Cone,André M. Everett, et al. Contextualizing Transformational Leadership Theories in China: A Confucian Perspective[J]. Front Bus Res Chin, 2013, 7(2): 189-218.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fbr/EN/Y2013/V7/I2/189
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