A Review and Comparison of Humility Studies between the West and China

Abstract

Abstract:

With theincreasing turbulence, complexity and uncertainty of organizational environment, humility as a virtue has attracted more and more attention from organization researchers. However, due to differences between Chinese and the Western cultures, the content and performance of humility in both cultures may also exist differently. Based on a review of humility studies in the West and China, we make a systematic comparison of the Chinese and Western humility in origin, meaning, measurement and organizational performance. Then, we review the current studies of humility, and indicate the direction of future humility studies.

Key words: humility, modest, organizational ethics

Mao Jianghua, Liao Jianqiao, Liu Wenxing. A Review and Comparison of Humility Studies between the West and China[J]. , 2016, 28(3): 154-163.

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