Economic Development and Leadership in Asia

Economic Development and Leadership in Asia

By Young-Rok Cheong (880-8514, e-mail: )

Meeting Schedule: Monday 14:00~17:00

Office: GSIS Building New Wing # 610

Office Hour: Tuesday and Thursday 14:00-15:00 or by appointment

1.  Purpose of Class

Leadership crisis is often named as key cause of national ups and downs in current World. Also leadership is recurring as key element for successful economic development of many countries. In Asia, modern economic development is known to have started with the Meiji Restoration in late 19th century, which was triggered by a group of wise intellectuals in Japan. Moreover, it is also interesting to research on why Japan preceded other Asian countries.

This course intends to offer students with chance of reading at least 3 different lives of Asian leaders who made current Asia (maybe mostly focus on East Asia-Japan, China, and Korea). Students are encouraged to select a couple of representing leaders in Japan, Korea, and China and analyze them how they could differentiate themselves from other figures. In this process, students are expected to seek their own role model for their future career.

2.  Requirements

There will be no prerequisite for this course. Students are requested to read at least 3 full biographies of their own selection and present 3 times (in PPT format) from the 7th week of semester. Students may concentrate leaders on either specific countries or politicians, businessmen in different countries from comparative perspective.

Students are also encouraged to join discussion in every meeting. In the first 5 weeks, we will review diverse theoretical leadership approaches and their application for shaping a critical framework of assessing individual Asian leaders. Based on this exercise, students are requested to present specific leaders from diversified perspectives. In the end of semester, a term paper of 10~12 pages is to be submitted as substitute of final exam.

3.  Grading Criteria

(1)  Attendance and Weekly Participation: 60%

(2)  Term Paper: 40%

4.  Tentative Class Schedule:

Part I: Introductory part

1.  Introduction (week 1)

-  Economic performance difference and leadership

-  Higher Educational Institutions and their mottos

-  Japan: Meiji Restoration

-  Korea: Park’s Coup

-  China: Generation shift of China(5th generation of Xi-Li)

*sketch of course and tentative selection of presentation

2.  Quick Review of Leadership Theories in different disciplines (week 2)

-  Importance of theory; how to write thesis?

-  7 different disciplines

-  State/ corporation/ organization; level

3.  In Depth Review of Leadership Theory and Application (week 3~5)

1)  Trait Theory

2)  Information Processing (schema)

-  Schema

-  Xi-Li Rivalry for GS of CCP

-  Kim Jung Un and education in Swiss

3)  Situational / Contingency (time produces hero)

-  Deng

-  Chun Doohwan

4)  Transformational/ Transactional

-  Meaning making

-  Role model; Steve Jobs/ Bill Gates

-  Participatory

*development of leader/ role model

GE Crontoville/ FEDEX/ Matsusita Learning Center/ Military Cadet

4.  Application of Theory and Watching movie(last samurai or Genghis Khan (week 6)

Part II: Application and Presentation (from week 7~)

(1)  Japanese Development and Leadership (Week 7~9)

(2)  Korean Development and Leadership (Week 10~12)

(3)  Chinese Development and Leadership (Week 13~15)

Possible List of Asian Leaders (to be added later)

philosopher/ pioneers / Politician / businessmen
Japan / Fukuzawa Yukichi
Sakamoto Ryoma / Ito Hirobumi/Yoshida Shigeru/Ikeda Takeo / Shibusawa Eiichi
Toyoda/Morita Akiko?
Korea / Kim Ku
Syngman Rhee / Park Chung-Hee
Kim Ilsung / Lee Byungchul
Jung Juyoung
China / Sun Wen
Liang Qiqiao / Jiang Jieshi/Mao Zedong/
ZhouEnlai/Deng Xiaoping, / Rong’s Family,
Li Kashing

5.  Reading materials (including biographies)

Peter G. Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice

John Antonakis et al (2004),The Nature of Leadership

Biographies are prepared in the International Library on my name.

Time Schedule

Mar. 2 Introduction

Mar 9 Theory and practice in General

Mar 16 Major Theory Part I

Mar 23 Major Theory Part II

Mar 30(GSIS seminar at 2:30) need to start at 13:00~// watch a movie

Apr.6 Student Presentation I: Japan

Apr 13 Student Presentation II: Japan

Apr. 20 Student Presentation III: Japan

Apr.27 Korea I

May11 Korea II

May18 Korea III

May 25 Holiday

June 1 China I

June 8 China II

June 15 China III

May 16~17 Korea III(Kim Daejung):

*Make up class and Field Trip,*Mokpo(KTX)// Hayido island?/ Join Mokpo Biennale?

May 19 China I