Research Of The Pre-Qin Confucian Management Thoughts

The Confucian management thoughts construct the main framework of Chinese traditional management thoughts, while the pre-Qin Confucian management thoughts are the source of the Confucian management thoughts. In the process of modernization, the boom of East Asian economy, especially China’s sustained economic growth in30years, making the world management scholars’ attentions focus on Chinese traditional management thoughts. At this time, paying attention again to the pre-Qin Confucian management thoughts and study it, will contribute to the understanding, summarizes and inheritance of Chinese traditional management thoughts.China’s geographical environment, the age and cultural background of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, gave birth to the Confucian thoughts. So to speak, from the beginning of birth, there was a natural relationship between Confucian thoughts and management. The Confucian management thoughts were built on the basis of "human nature", emphasizing the harmonious relationship between human and nature and the introverted management style, govern the country and do management by the means of the style of benevolence which is consist of introspection, loyalty and forgiveness, doing the policy of benevolence, praising highly in ceremony and law, in order to achieve the aim of mastery and comfortability of others. Additionally, Confucian’s view of interests, which weighed righteousness and lighted interests, has an important influence on the management of later Chinese.There are three points that the pre-Qin Confucian management thoughts influent the later. Firstly, its strong feature of patriarchal principle, shaped Chinese "relationship society", and affected the way of thinking and conducting of Chinese people. In the way of thinking, Chinese emphasize introspection in management, and there are special demands of the leaders’morals. In the way of conducting, Chinese emphasize mean and harmony, thus developing the whole consulting and mediation system to handle issue, which is different from the law system. Secondly, there are more and more international influences of the Confucian management thoughts. Thirdly, in the universal value, the "theory that man is an integral part of nature","theory that putting oneself in the place of another" of the pre-Qin Confucian management thoughts, play an important role in the communication of different civilization. Additionally, there are many inspirations of the pre-Qin Confucian management thoughts, such as the positive spirit of going into the society and moral conduct, the family enterprise mode, the way of conduct following "Harmony is most precious", the strong awareness of crisis, harmonious society and harmonious world. However, undeniably, there are also many boundedness of the pre-Qin Confucian management thoughts, such as the destruction of patriarchal socialist to the law system and justice of society, the shortage of introversive to the constrain of morals, and the sickness of preserving the vested interest, therefore, confining the step of China to achieve the modernization of management.The rise of China is peaceful, not only in economy and politics, but also in culture, the soft power. So the study and spread of the pre-Qin Confucian management thoughts, will play an important role in achieving the power of discourse abroad and enhancing comprehensive national power of China.This article includes seven parts:Chapter1:Introduction. It tells us the research status of the Confucian management thoughts, the special status of the pre-Qin Confucian management thoughts, and the research meaning and research method.Chapter2:The Birth and Development of the Confucian Management Thoughts. It includes the background of the birth of the Confucian management thoughts, the birth of Confucianism and its natural relation to management, the development of the Confucian management thoughts, and the basic views of it.Chapter3:The Theory System of the pre-Qin Confucian Management Thoughts. It tells "the theory of human nature", the relationship between nature and human,"the theory of benevolence", and the view of interests and righteousness, which is the main context of the pre-Qin Confucian management thoughts.Chapter4:The Influences of the pre-Qin Confucian Management Thoughts. It tells the influences of the pre-Qin Confucian management thoughts, in China, out of China, and for the universal value.Chapter5:The Inspiration of the pre-Qin Confucian Management Thoughts.Chapter6:The Boundedness of the pre-Qin Confucian Management Thought. It includes three points, such as patriarchal socialist, the introversive and the moral dilemma, and preserving the vested interest, which are the shortage of the pre-Qin Confucian management thought.Chapter7:The Rise of the Great Powers:The Power of Discourse Abroad of Chinese Management Thought. It tells the great importance of studying and spreading the pre-Qin Confucian management thought to the peaceful rise of China.