ABSTRACT
This chapter explores what managerial leadership means in China, what managerial leaders do and why they do what they do. It explores various means which individual managers and/or their organizations can use to effectively develop required leadership competencies in a timely, flexible and cost-effective manner. The mainstream leadership styles derived from the West exist to varying degrees in China, firstly, due to the increasing trade and cultural exchanges and, secondly, due to the compatibility with China's traditional cultures. Western leadership theories find their place mostly in foreign-invested companies in which the corporate structure and human resources management (HRM) systems are influenced by their Western headquarters. China's ongoing encounter with Western management practices has created a greater demand for professional managers. The Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) market is particularly affected by China's recent anti-corruption campaign in which managerial leaders in the public sector and state-owned enterprises have been prohibited from enrolling in training programmes with high tuition fees.
