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Independent Thinking: A Path to Outstanding Scholarship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2015

Xiao-Ping Chen
Xiao-Ping Chen*
Affiliation:
University of Washington, USA
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Abstract

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This editorial essay addresses the importance of independent thinking in the process of developing outstanding scholarship. Through analysing the difficulties of maintaining independent thinking in the Chinese culture, the paper proposes four approaches: understanding the power of the minority; transforming outside pressure into intrinsic motivation; listening with an open mind; and developing a passion for research.

Keywords

independent thinkinglisteningpassionpower of the minority独立思考少数人的力㷀抗拒压力兼听则明保持激情
Type
From the Editors
Information
Management and Organization Review , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , November 2008 , pp. 337 - 348
Copyright
Copyright © International Association for Chinese Management Research 2008

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