eLearning Course
Management and Leadership in China
This eLearning topic is part of the Understanding China for Business (eLearning Mini-series).
Introduction
Intangible qualities and human resources are crucial when an organisation decided to enter the China market. Module 2: Entering China Market – Success Factors will explain some success factors which could be very useful when entering the China market.
This eLearning topic Management and Leadership in China is part of Module 2: Entering China Market – Success Factors in the “Understanding China for Business” eLearning mini-series. Please refer to the topic outline below for details.
Topic Outline
Being an effective leader in China adheres to a different set of rules, which you may find to be quite different from the usual leadership playbook. This eLearning course Management and Leadership in China will provide information on the Chinese approach to management from real-life experience.
Theoretical Orientation: Paternalistic Leadership in China
Leadership and Management - The Chinese Style
- Overview of the Leadership in China
- The Chinese style – relationship building
- The Chinese style – leaders in China
- The Chinese style – subordinate management
- How to become a good leader in China?
Management and Leadership in China: More Art Than Skills
Expected Learning Time
1.5 hours - It may vary depending on your reading speed and learning progress.
eLearning Platform
PolyU-IAEE eLearning Platform
eLearning Portal Instruction
IAEE eLearning video demo
Q & A
Content
Content has been created in self-contained sized knowledge. You can exit and return at any point.
Mr. Eddie Wang
Visiting Lecturer
Institute of Advanced Executive Education
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Former President HSBC China Business
- Shanghai Former President China Minsheng Bank
- Beijing Former Chief Strategic Officer and Executive Director Nanyang Bank
- Hong Kong Senior Adviser Hong Kong Institute of Bankers
- Hong Kong Senior Adviser McKinsey Consultants, Hong Kong
Mr. Wang is an accomplished professional, supported by more than four decades of rich and diverse experience. He has held senior positions in private and international banks. A well respected strategic thinker and planner with more than 20 years on site working experience in China. He had led his previous employer, HSBC, between 1994 and 2002, in establishing the strongest franchise among foreign banks, in terms of asset size and profitability, in the mainland of China. He continued his career in HSBC USA in promoting cross border China business between 2002 to 2004.
Against this background, Mr. Wang was invited by the China regulators to run a privately owned domestic bank, China Minsheng Bank, based in Beijing, which was fast growing with a network of more than 40 branches. One important role during his tenure between 2006 and 2009, was to introduce international management practices and establish a solid compliance infrastructure. The bank was successfully listed in Hong Kong stock exchange in 2010, after it had grown its asset base and profit by threefold over three years.
Mr. Wang in the past few years played an advisory and coaching role and acted as an independent director for banks with China business connections. He has written several books, just to name a few, 《 The art of management in China 》,《 Soft Power in Leading China business 》and 《 Hong Kong and Shanghai, HSBC stories 》. He is also an active financial commentator on TV.