Maoist Leadership: A Reading of Mao’s Works

• In Event: Culture and identity issues in Chinese communication

Abstract

Research suggests that the socialist ideology is an important cultural force shaping
Chinese organizational communication practices. This study attempts to investigate the
socialist notion of leadership, an important organizational communication practice. A
thematic analysis of Mao’s works has yielded important themes of leadership. These
themes have been presented and discussed. Implications for future research on Chinese
organizational leadership practices have been addressed.
Key words: leadership, socialist ideology, Mao Zedong Thought, leadership
qualifications, leadership emergence, collective leadership, leadership practice

Author

• Canchu Lin, Bowling Green State Univ