Leadership through the Classics - Learning Management and Leadership from Ancient East and West Philosophy

The unforeseeably complex socio-economic and environmental challenges of the 21^st century must be tackled by placing faith in the power of mankind to integrate established wisdom and new knowledge, and in our ability to collaborate for a sustainable future. Departing from this, a global 2011 conference debating papers devoted to the impact of ancient philosophy, focusing on Confucius and Aristotle, in modern leadership and management was organized by Hanban, the Athens University of Economics & Business, and the University of International Economics & Business, Beijing, China. A rich sourcebook for a broad audience, this unique volume presents the wide array of conference contributions by international thought-leaders. Departing from a foundation of general concepts of ethics and leadership the book then delves into questions about how philosophy shape emerging economic and business systems, to end with direct lessons from ancient philosophy for contemporary business challenges.

List of contents

Part 1. Ethics and Moral Leadership.- Part 2. Philosophy in Leadership.- Part 3. Role and Meaning of Business in Society.- Part 4. Philosophy and the Shaping of Economic and Business Systems.- Part 5. Philosophy and Leadership Styles.- Part 6. Philosophy in Management Training and Development.- Part 7. Concepts from Philosphy in Contemporry Management Challenges.

Summary

The unforeseeably complex socio-economic and environmental challenges of the 21^st century must be tackled by placing faith in the power of mankind to integrate established wisdom and new knowledge, and in our ability to collaborate for a sustainable future. Departing from this, a global 2011 conference debating papers devoted to the impact of ancient philosophy, focusing on Confucius and Aristotle, in modern leadership and management was organized by Hanban, the Athens University of Economics & Business, and the University of International Economics & Business, Beijing, China. A rich sourcebook for a broad audience, this unique volume presents the wide array of conference contributions by international thought-leaders. Departing from a foundation of general concepts of ethics and leadership the book then delves into questions about how philosophy shape emerging economic and business systems, to end with direct lessons from ancient philosophy for contemporary business challenges.

Product details

• Assisted by: Klas Eric Soderquist (Editor), Gregory P Prastacos (Editor), Gregory P. Prastacos (Editor), Klas Eric Soderquist (Editor), Fumin Wang (Editor), Fuming Wang (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783642433559
• ISBN: 978-3-642-43355-9
• No. of pages: 569
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 32 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 908 g
• Illustrations: XXVII, 569 p. 32 illus.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Management, B, Leadership, Human Resource Management, Business and Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Philosophy, Personnel & human resources management, Personnel Management, ancient philosophy, Management science, History of philosophy, philosophical traditions, Classical Philosophy, Philosophy, Ancient, Philosophy, Asian, Non-Western philosophy, Philosophical Traditions