Alternative Perspectives on Leadership: Integrating Transformational Leadership with Confucian Philosophy

Glenn Stone, Cynthia Conley, Yibing Luo

Department of Social Work, Ball State University, Muncie, USA.
Private Consultant, New York, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/ojl.2014.32004                

Abstract

This paper presents a model for integrating elements of Transformational Leadership with Confucian Philosophy. The various concepts of each perspective are discussed with special emphasis on efforts to note similarities in the two perspectives. Examples of how leaders could apply the integration of these two perspectives are presented for those working in the social service field.

Keywords

Leadership, Social Services, Transformational Leadership, Confucious

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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