On the Emergence and Understanding of Asian Global Leadership

190 Pages·2021·2.631 MB·English

by  David De Cremer

OntheEmergenceandUnderstandingofAsianGlobalLeadership

On the Emergence and
Understanding of Asian
Global Leadership
Edited by
David De Cremer
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ToHannah–wishinghermuchsuccessandfatherlyloveonherlifejourneynavigating
cross-culturaldifferencesinaglobalizedworld.

Advance Praise for On the Emergence
and Understanding of Asian Global Leadership
TotrulyunderstandAsia,oneneedstograspnotonlyitsculturaldimensions,but
alsotheorganizationalandsocietalcontextswhichprovideatraininggroundand
uniquechallengesandopportunitiesforAsianleaders.Inthisbook,leadingscholars
sharethelatestthinkingandscientificresearchonexactlythesetopics.Highlyrecom-
mendedforbothnovicesandseasonedexecutivesandscholars!
–DonaldL.Ferrin,Ph.D.
ProfessorofOrganisationalBehaviourandHumanResources
LeeKongChianSchoolofBusiness
SingaporeManagementUniversity
WhileAsia’srapideconomicgrowthhascaughttheattentionoftheworld,thestudy
oftheleadershipenginebehindthegrowthhasbeenscarce.Thisbookfillsthevoid
by assembling a coherent group of insightful articles to explore and explicate how
Asian business leadership is different yet also similar to Western business leader-
ship.Thesimilarityresidesinthemeaningofleadership,thatis,thecapacitytoin-
fluenceotherstoachieveacommongoal,whereasthedifferencemanifestsinthe
meansorstylestoexertsuchinfluence.Withbetteranddeeperunderstandingsof
Asian business leadership, this book offers invaluable wisdom to bridge the gap
betweentheEastandWestforamoreprosperousfutureofallmankind.
–Xiao-PingChen
PhilipM.ConditEndowedChairProfessorinBusinessAdministration,
Editor-in-ChiefofManagementInsightsandIncomingEditor-in-Chiefof
ManagementandOrganizationReview
DepartmentofManagementandOrganization
FosterSchoolofBusiness
UniversityofWashington
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110671988-202

Contents
AdvancePraiseforOntheEmergence
andUnderstandingofAsianGlobalLeadership VII
DavidDeCremer
IntroductiontotheEmergenceofAsianGlobalLeadership IX
PartI:UnderstandingAsianLeadershipinaGlobalSetting
ZhaoliSongandYuMa
Chapter1
AnAsian-CentricViewofCross-CultureLeadershipResearch 3
MelodyPuiManChongandMalikaRichards
Chapter2
AsianGlobalLeaders:TheEightLeadershipEssentials 31
DavidDeCremer,HannahDeCremerandJessZhang
Chapter3
AsianGlobalLeadership:LookingattheWorldinPatient,Collectiveand
HumbleWays 47
PartII:OntheChallengesofAsianLeadershipinaGlobal
Setting
AudreyChiaandLimYeeWei
Chapter4
SocialInnovatorsLeadingChangeinHealth 57
DeanTjosvoldandAlfredShiu-HoWong
Chapter5
AsianManagersLearnfromExperienceinCollectivistCultures 65
PremShamdasani
Chapter6
LeadershipoftheBrand:TimeforAsianLeaderstoLeverageBranding
toBuildPassionateandHigh-PerformingOrganizations 75
X Contents
PartIII:AsianGlobalLeadershipinAction
AlisonR.EyringandJamesD.Eyring
Chapter7
CollectiveLeadershipCapacityforGrowth 89
KaiChiYam,JamieL.GloorandLucyLiu
Chapter8
HumorandItsEffectsforLeadersintheEastandWest 101
SandyLimandJingxianYao
Chapter9
TheRoleofLeadersinShapingaCivilandRespectfulWorkplace 109
KeMichaelMai
Chapter10
CryingOutCreativityviaAsianGlobalLeadership 121
IreneE.DePaterandGarethS.X.Ting
Chapter11
LeadershipDevelopment:ChallengingWorkExperiencesinSingapore 133
SooyeolKim
Chapter12
TheRoleofLeadershiponEmployees’RecoveryinanAsianContext 153
AbouttheEditor 169
ListofContributors 171