Buddhism in China

Watson, William

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“…Based on this ego-depletion perspective, we predict that, in Taiwan, leaders who engage heavily in ethical guidance are less likely to be positively or even more likely to be negatively moralized because Taoism-oriented ethical ideals ask leaders not to deliberately reveal others' moral imperfections and eagerly seek ethical superiority (Watson, 1974). That is, ideal leaders should purposefully avoid depleting followers' psychological resources.…”

Section: Ethical Guidance and Follower Depletionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Behaviours such as pointing out others’ faults and revealing one’s own goodness in public may, thus, be interpreted unfavourably in societies that embrace Taoism (Ho, 1995; Martin, 2005). Dongfang Shuo, a famous Taoist who served Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, elaborates on Taoism‐oriented ethical ideals (Watson, 1974). Dongfang Shuo believed that courtiers, who serve the emperor and help him to educate his people, should constantly pursue the perfection of their moral character and become highly sensitive to what is right and wrong.…”

Section: Study 1: a Survey‐based Latent Profile Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Because humility is one of the most important moralities specified in Taoism‐oriented ethical ideals (Ho, 1995; Hsu, 1963; Martin, 2005; Waley, 1934), such follower perceptions tend to downgrade leaders to less legitimate role models. Second, negative moralization is further intensified when followers speculate that leaders intentionally secure their moral superiority by revealing others’ imperfections (Ho, 1995; Watson, 1974). Followers may be depleted or emotionally drained if they have to frequently respond to leaders’ criticizing and rectifying due to very low, if not zero, tolerance of their faults; this greatly contradicts the Taoism‐oriented expectation that ethical persons should show compassion.…”

Section: Study 1: a Survey‐based Latent Profile Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Actions Speak Louder than Words, Particularly in the East: How Taiwanese Followers Perceive Leaders’ Promotion of Ethical Actions Differently from Followers in the States

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Lin

et al. 2022

J Management Studies

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Although Western theories suggest that ethical leaders should incorporate role modelling with ethical guidance to effectively promote ethical actions, we argue that, in Taiwan, a non‐Western setting influenced by Taoism, ‘say less, do more’ may be more appropriate. Mean comparisons, based on a latent profile analysis, indicate that, in our Taiwanese sample, leaders high in role modelling and low in ethical guidance receive at least as high a moral evaluation as that of those high in both. Findings from the United States sample, in contrast, suggest that the latter receive the highest. In a follow‐up scenario experiment, we find that, for Taiwanese respondents, leaders’ ethical guidance is negatively associated with perceived leader humility but positively associated with follower depletion and that the ‘say less, do more’ condition obtains the highest perceived leader humility and lowest expected depletion. In contrast, for US respondents, ethical guidance is unrelated to the two outcomes. Accordingly, not only the ideal content but also the ‘best’ enactment of ethical leadership varies across cultures.

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Section: Ethical Guidance and Follower Depletionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Study 1: a Survey‐based Latent Profile Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%