Administrative Values and Leadership Patterns of Chinese Managers. A Field Study in Guangzhou City

Abstract

China has become a key commercial partner with Arab countries in recent years, and it is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. However, trading with the Chinese involves major cultural barriers and Arab managers and merchants have remarkably limited knowledge about the current managerial values and leadership styles of Chinese managers acting in small business organizations. This research is descriptive, and it gives some insight into Chinese administrative values and administrative leadership behaviors. For the aim of this study, a group of (76) managers and (152) employees from 38 small industrial firms in Guangzhou were recruited. To assess the data and test the hypotheses, the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used. Managers have a robust and favorable impression of administrative and human values, according to the findings. Human values were ranked highest (3.87), followed by organizational values (3.77), ethical values (3.74), participation values (3.55), and leisure values (3.55). (3.08). The team leadership pattern was by far the most prevalent among the managers studied, followed by the personal leadership pattern.