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Management is a kind of ideology and the practice of which is considered a systematic project integrating knowledge and skills from multi-disciplines. There exists a huge gap between China and the West regarding management theories and practices. The oriental management system represented by the Chinese seems to pay much more attention to the concept of ideology which has been regarded as the soul of management, while systematic and art of management are applied during the course of management practice. This paper discusses the relationship between the traditional Chinese culture of He Xie (harmony) and the management style in China. It concludes that the ideology He Xie can be abstracted from the Chinese culture which views ethics and harmony as its core value. This paper also employs a business firm in China to demonstrate how He Xie management style for CSR and sustainability has been successfully implemented in the Chinese-context.
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Huang, L. (2018). The Ideology of He Xie for Management. In: Foo, C. (eds) Diversity of Managerial Ideology. The Chinese Management Book-of-Readings Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7772-2_10
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