Leadership

Political leadership styles in East Asian states are shaped and influenced by a number of domestic factors. These factors include the type of political system that an East Asian state adopted from their days of independence and decolonization. There is a diverse array of political systems in the region, ranging from Western-style liberal democracies like Japan and South Korea to autocratic one-party states like North Korea. Most other East Asian countries adopt systems somewhere in between these two polar ends. This volume begins with a macro-political perspective of leadership. It then looks at case studies of political leadership and the factors that influence the shape and outcome of leadership styles in the region. The book also examines the concept of community leadership and its impact on community well-being. Several specific case studies are examined in depth. While examining political leadership from a macro theoretical and empirical perspective, the book also adopts historical-anthropological perspectives to analyse case studies. The case studies also examine policy formulation and implementation to look at the role of government in handling community-level issues. Finally, the book focuses on economic leadership in international political economy and global business.Contents: Political Leadership: Introduction (T W Lim) Introduction to Political Leadership in Northeast Asia (T W Lim) The Chinese Case Study (T W Lim) Leadership in East Asia (T W Lim) Leadership Lessons of a Small State in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Amidst Empires (F Vivien and T W Lim) Building Emergency Management in Post-SARS China (Wee-Kiat Lim) Toru Hashimoto's Unfinished Local Governance Reform: A Micro Case Study of Political Leadership at Local-Level Politics in Japan (Y Godo) Taiwan's Leadership Pickle (S King) A Case Study of Political Leadership in Taiwanese Election Campaigns: A Brief Analysis of the Han Kuo-Yu Phenomenon (T Katherine) Leadership in Hong Kong: The Fragile 'One Country Two Systems' and the China Factor (H Y Li) Community Leadership: Community Leadership and Social Development in Singapore (W Kenneth) Understanding Community Leadership — A Case Study of Yokohama Chinatown (W Elim) Case Study of Guandi's Birthday Celebrations in Yokohama Chinatown in 2015 and 2016 (W Elim) Review Chapter on Ideal Student Leadership and the Impact on Youth Development: Leadership and Psychology from a Practitioner's Perspective (D Tan) Religious and Spiritual Leadership from a Devotee's Standpoint Perspective: Biopic of a Great Spiritual Leader Master Cheng Yen (W X Lim) Political/Community Leadership and Singapore's Multi-Religious Scene (J Xue) Community Services, Service-Learning and Service Leadership in Hong Kong (Carol Ma) Leadership in Economic Regionalism: India in SAARC: Leader or Not? (S Shahadave) Concluding Section: Conclusion (T W Lim) Readership: Students, academics and researchers interested in business and political leadership in East Asia. “One Country, Two Systems”;Umbrella Movement;“Executive-Dominant” System;Imperial Preference;Sterling Area;Mainlandization;Belt and Road Initiative;Constitutional monarchy;Community Leadership;Economic Leadership 0Key Features: First handbook on managing political interactions or/and understanding political leadership theories and concepts Useful for understanding the role of government in businesses, local communities and societies in East Asia Includes Asian perspectives on leadership and conceptual and applied contents on the way political leadership influences business leadership in a country