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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Author
- Vendramini, Cristina Jia Hui Lu
- Title
- Dialogue with China: the presence of humanistic leadership in the pandemic era
- Journal Name
- The Journal of the Macau Ricci Institute
- Pub. Info
- Mar. 2023, No. 11, pp. 29-41
- Link
- http://mrijournal.riccimac.org/articles/issue_11/MRI_Journal_Issue_Eleven.pdf
- Abstract
- The intrinsic humanistic leadership attributes defended by Confucianism in its doctrine of the cultivated gentleman, also known as Junzi, and its virtues formulated within the 5 constants (Ren, Yi, Li, Zhi, Xin), are deeply analyzed in this article, moreover, the distinctions in relation to non-Confucian leadership traits are also demonstrated through a comparative review, with the main ideas from Western views of leadership presented for that purpose. Humanism is introduced to support the derivation of Junzi morality. “What it is to be a humanistic leader? How does it differ from the non-Confucian leadership models?”. This paper performs a comprehensive literature review to explain different leadership concepts; furthermore, COVID data were collected, and the performances of four leaders of nations were assessed through online journals and news reading. Follow-up studies may be conducted to investigate the leaders’ ongoing responses to the COVID pandemic, for the purpose of highlighting the positive aspects of Confucian and non-Confucian leadership aspects, particularly emphasizing the traditional Junzi pedagogy. Paragraph Headings: 1. Humanism by Confucius 2. The Humanistic Leader - Junzi 3. Five Junzi Virtues 4. Non-Confucian Concepts of Leadership 5. Confucian vs non-Confucian Leadership 6. Leadership during COVID-19 Figures: 1. Denmark (COVID Live - Coronavirus Statistics -Worldometer, n.d.) 2. Ireland (COVID Live - Coronavirus Statistics -Worldometer, n.d.) 3. Taiwan (COVID Live - Coronavirus Statistics -Worldometer, n.d.) 4. New Zealand (COVID Live - Coronavirus Statistics -Worldometer, n.d.)