Leadership through the Classics: Learning Management and Leadership from Ancient East and West Philosophy

Prastacos, Gregory P; Wang, Fuming; Soderquist, Klas Eric

The unforeseeably complex socio-economic and environmental challenges of the 21^st century must be tackled by placing faith in the power of mankind to integrate established wisdom and new knowledge, and in our ability to collaborate for a sustainable future. Departing from this, a global 2011 conference debating papers devoted to the impact of ancient philosophy, focusing on Confucius and Aristotle, in modern leadership and management was organized by Hanban, the Athens University of Economics & Business, and the University of International Economics & Business, Beijing, China. A rich sourcebook for a broad audience, this unique volume presents the wide array of conference contributions by international thought-leaders. Departing from a foundation of general concepts of ethics and leadership the book then delves into questions about how philosophy shape emerging economic and business systems, to end with direct lessons from ancient philosophy for contemporary business challenges.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2015-03-07

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783642433559

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32445-1

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 569