When East Meets West

A global merger between U.S. and Chinese companies required the development of a leadership philosophy that combines Eastern and Western cultures.

For many years, the West has been the apparent unchallenged leader in thinking about business. As globalization has increased, Western ideas have been adopted with enthusiasm and energy in both emerging and developed markets worldwide.

But in the same way that Japanese success led to an infusion of ideas in the 1980s and 1990s (such as quality, teamw