Abstract
Confucian culture is an ancient culture that has been circulating in China for thousands of years. It represents the value of most Chinese people and plays an important role in Chinese history. From state governance to family management, Confucian culture has influenced all aspects of Chinese people, and, of course, has a great influence on the management of Chinese enterprise managers. However, cultural differences and conflicts when managing multinational teams are inevitable. Therefore, in this article, we will discuss Confucian culture and how to integrate it into modern enterprise management to solve the adverse consequences of cultural differences and conflicts, and discuss the drawbacks of Confucianism to modern enterprise management.
Highlights
Confucianism is a thought mainly based on the ancient Chinese educator Confucius
For thousands of years Confucianism has been adopted by Chinese rulers and managers as a kind of thought of governance and management
If this theory would be combined with management science, it could provide a new management plan for the management of cross-cultural teams, thereby reducing unnecessary losses caused by cultural differences to the multinational team
Summary
For thousands of years Confucianism has been adopted by Chinese rulers and managers as a kind of thought of governance and management If this theory would be combined with management science, it could provide a new management plan for the management of cross-cultural teams, thereby reducing unnecessary losses caused by cultural differences to the multinational team. As for the impact on team management, Hill (2006) argues that the key Confucian principles have a significant influence on the Chinese leadership style, interpersonal relations, and personal values. Confucius is regarded as interpreting, preserving and mediating the ancient heritage of China and, together with his disciples and followers, synthesizing it into a system of principles, virtues and ideologies suitable for different aspects of life, society and politics (Hofstede & Bond, 1988) It is a set of principles and these principles shape individuals’ behavioural patterns and act as a guide for those who live in Chinese culture (Hofstede, & Bond, 1988; Hwang, 2015). Every national culture describes distinct beliefs about what are true values, what is important and what is appropriate that are deeply embedded in people’s minds and demonstrated in their behaviours (Trompenaar, 2004)
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