Zheng He's Art of Collaboration: Understanding the Legendary Chinese Admiral from a Management Perspective

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CONTENTS Foreword by Tan Ta Sen xvii Message by Wong Ah Long xxiii Preface xxvii Acknowledgements xxxv PART I ZHENG HE AND HIS MESSAGE Chapter 1: Introducing Zheng He from the 3 Management Perspective Why Pay Attention to this Fifteenth-Century Chinese Eunuch? Chapter 2: Zheng He’s Art of Collaboration (AoC) 25 An Alternative Model to Sun Zi’s Art of War (AoW) Chapter 3: Zheng He’s Acts of Collaboration 60 Zheng He’s Mission and Art of Collaboration on the Ground xv Chapter 4: Comparing the Art of Collaboration with 108 the Art of War Does the AoC Always Triumph over the AoW? PART II ZHENG HE AND HIS MANAGEMENT Chapter 5: Learning from Zheng He 133 Leadership Principles and Practices Chapter 6: Learning from Zheng He 171 Human Resource Management Practices Chapter 7: Learning from Zheng He 194 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Practices Chapter 8: Zheng He and His Faith 248 Implications for Management Practices Index 273 About the Author 292 xvi Contents ...