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Rethinking dialogue and education between Slovenia and China: Sustainability – our common language?

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  • Penger, Sandra
  • Dimovski, Vlado
  • Peterlin, Judita

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The paper presents the methodology of appreciative inquiry with the aim of fostering understanding of the Slovenian and Chinese educational environments. Besides using various methods within an action-based, longitudinal case study, we applied a novel methodology – chain pair interviews – that were conducted by the stakeholders of the Confucius Institute Ljubljana. The findings show that community building is the core value of both Slovenian and Chinese representatives; we therefore propose that sustainability represents a common frame of communication. We recommend that the development of sustainable leadership becomes the focus of the Confucius Institute Ljubljana’s educational activities, thereby presenting it with a competitive advantage.

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  • Penger, Sandra & Dimovski, Vlado & Peterlin, Judita, 2015. "Rethinking dialogue and education between Slovenia and China: Sustainability – our common language?," Journal of East European Management Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 20(2), pages 153-173.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:joeems:jeems-2015-02-penger
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    Keywords

    Confucius institute; leadership; sustainability; reflection; community building;
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    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation

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