This book argues that China's businesses, and hence China's future economic development, face a huge crisis in that there is a considerable "leadership gap" in China, with a shortage of competent business leaders, at a time when new leadership skills are required urgently, as China's businesses evolve rapidly and engage ever more with the global economy. Moreover, the book argues, training is an undervalued and often marginalised activity in Chinese companies. The book outlines the nature of this problem, and goes on to demonstrate that there is a new breed of manager emerging in China,...

The quality of its business leadership is a key issue for the future development of Asia s economies. Although Asia s economies have grown spectacularly in recent decades, they are currently facing increasing challenges. This book explores the current state of business leadership in Asia. It demonstrates that there is no single model of Asian business leadership, and that Western models often do not fit easily alongside Asian cultural values. It discusses how relatively developed Asian economies Japan, Korea and Taiwan, former socialist economies China and Vietnam, and large Asian...