Discover how Confucian virtues of humility, benevolence, and integrity provide timeless guidance for ethical leadership in today's complex corporate and political environments.

Elsewhere in East Asia, Confucian virtues of education, hard work and thrift are often touted as the font of the region’s economic dynamism.

And virtue creates its own legitimacy: paternalistic, affectionate care of the people by the rulers is sure to be reciprocated by the people’s trust and obedience.

Confucius was even more harshly attacked when the Communists came to power, in 1949. During the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), Confucian temples throughout China were damaged by rampaging young ...

The idiom came from the classic "The Analects of Confucius," which says, "Governance based on virtue is like the North Star taking its place in the sky, while all the other stars revolve around it." ...

A Confucian temple, Beijing, April 5, ... Xi quotes, for example, this pithy saying from the ancient master: “When we see men of virtue, we should think of equaling them; ...

Fourthly, there existed a mutual lack of understanding of Confucian virtues. Lastly, differences existed in the emphasis on virtues—the GP leans towards Eastern values while ESs toward Western ones.

Confucian virtues on parade for festival. Will Clem + FOLLOW. Published: 12:00am, 27 Oct, 2009. ... virtues that resonate with residents in the rural district north of Ningbo.

One notable example is Park Chung-hee, a military dictator in the 1960s and 1970s, who redefined the Confucian virtues of filial piety and loyalty in a way that legitimised his authoritarianism ...