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Author: Mak, Wai Ming
Title: How Chinese managers really learn?
Journal Name: Euro Asia Journal of Management
Pub. Info: Sep. 2001, No.22, pp. 97-110
Abstract: Abstract : This paper explains the rise of management education in China and discusses the early research in how Chinese managers learn. It describes different methods of management education with special reference to the experiential learning method, Subsequently, it explains the Confucian model on experiential learning and compares the learning styles of Chinese and British managers. It concludes with a discussion on the problems and suggested solutions in facilitating Chinese managers to learn. Paragraph Headings: 1. The rise of management education in China 2. How Chinese managers learn 3. Methods of management education 4. What is experiential learning 5. The Confucian model on experiential learning 6. Learning styles of Chinese managers 7. Building a learning community 8. How managers learn 9. Problems in the classroom 9.1. Language is the biggest barrier 9.2. The teacher attitude is important 9.3. Chinese managers are not comfortable with new method 9.4. The problem of no problem 9.5. Students respect their teachers as their parents 9.6. Teachers as a facilitator 10. Conclusion Tables: 1. Comparison of four experiential learning cycles 2. Kolb's four-cell matrix learning styles 3. The mean source pf 1,302 British and 138 Chinese managers