Global Oriental Management: the Resurgence of Asian Leadership and Management Style

Josep Coll
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Josep Coll: Department of Strategy, Leadership & People - EADA Business School Barcelona

No 2016/4, Working Papers from Maastricht School of Management

Abstract: The global turn towards Asia challenges the -still dominant- West to rethink its place in a world that is increasingly bound to Asia’s growth and development. This paper argues that Asia, by reconnecting and empowering the wisdom found in its indigenous philosophies, has the chance to lead the world not only economically, but also socially and sustainably. This wisdom can be straightforwardly channeled into a new holistic management paradigm rooted in universal values and the culture of self-improvement. A new concept is proposed herein, that of Global Oriental Management (GOM) as a new holistic leadership and management model built from ancient Asian thinking systems. It is rooted in Taoism, Zen Buddhism and Confucianism, together with the most advanced Western management science. This blended approach has two important characteristics: firstly, it is the first comprehensive leadership and management model intellectually born in the East that has global managerial implications, that is, it is meant for being useful and relevant for organizations both in the East and the West; and secondly, it is characterized by the application of human and social values that have a huge impact on the transformational leadership of any organization that wishes to change itself and make a bigger impact in the world.

Keywords: Asian leadership and management; indigenous innovation; organizational change; Yin-Yang; Taoism; Zen Buddhism; Confucianism; West-meets-East (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2016-08
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