Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Waseda University
Course Title:
Leadership in Asian Culture 1
Course Number:
MANX411L
Course Description:
The course is designed to teach students the major western leadershiptheories, but to explore with the students, through the real practices of Asianbusiness leaders, the characteristics and behaviors that are not always coveredby the Western leadership theories. The theories can be divided into three types: the leader as an individual(e.g., personality traits, values, perceptions, attitudes, EQ., etc.), the leader’sbehavior (e.g., participative, delegating, empowering,transformational/transactional, authentic, servant and value-based), and thesituation that affects leadership (e.g. Contingency theory; cross-culturalleadership theory). In Asia, paternalistic leadership has been relatively well known,however, Asian countries have been the most rapidly developing in the world. Alot of new leadership practices have been observed. I will be introducing you afew and you would be asked to identify a few in groups, together we willidentify their characteristics. I will also talk about traditional classics,including Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism, which are believed to influencemany of the Eastern Asian countries, including Japan,
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
Attachment Files:
lac .pdf
