Chinese Management: From the First Emperor to Deng Xiaoping

China is a country in dire need of management reform. Although the behaviour of people at work is necessarily influenced by the environment surrounding an organisation, it is more directly affected by the management. After a brief glance at a chief executive officer of 2,000 years ago — the Emperor Shihuang — four selected cases of management practices in China today are highlighted, illustrating some of the management problems facing the modern country and the changing attitudes that could prove all‐important for its future.