Topic: Confucian ethics and modern Chinese ethical leadership

Lecturer: Yuan Li

Host: Jifen Li

Date: November 27, 2024

Time: 18:00-19:30

Place: Room 1605, The First Public Teaching Building

About the speaker:

Yuan Li, professor in Renmin University of China. She received her Ph.D. in Management from University of Aberdeen in the UK in 2011. Her research interests include ethical leadership, the corporate social responsibility, business ethics and so forth. 

Abstract:

Research on ethical leadership in organizations has been largely based on Western philosophical traditions and have tended to focus on Western corporate experiences. Insights gained from such studies may however not be universally applicable in other cultural contexts. We are going to examine the normative grounds for an alternative Confucian virtue-based ethics of leadership in China. Based on Confucian virtue ethics, an ideal Confucian leader exemplifies the virtuous role model, exudes moral charisma and influences others by shaping an organization’s ethical culture through the process of ritualization.