What is it about?
"The best, like water" says Laozi. This paper describes evidence in support of the "Water-Like Daoist Big-Five" Theory (unrelated to "Big-Five Theory" of Personality), which includes the facets: 1) altruism, 2) modesty/humility, 3) flexibility/resilience, 4) honesty/transparency, and 5) gentleness and perseverance.
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Why is it important?
As our global society faces rising levels of conflict, illness, and environmental degradation, there is an urgent, growing need for new perspectives that support more adaptable, compassionate, and vivifying ways of relating to the more-than-human world. This research explores an alternative model of personality, rooted in Daoist philosophy, which may offer fresh insights for improving leadership, teamwork, and our relationship with both the human and natural world. This study provides groundwork to apply ancient wisdom to contemporary crises of disconnection, discontent, and dis-ease.
Perspectives
To me, personally, the draw of this model is its emphasis on relationality and, consequently, the potential it has to guide "us" toward more compassionate, empathetic, resilient, and ecologically-centered ways of living, interacting, and relating with "them."
Dr. Matthew Ryan Jamnik
Florida State University
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This page is a summary of: The Water-Like Daoist Big-Five Theory for Business and Management: Quantitative and Qualitative Support, International Journal of Business & Management Studies, March 2025, Institute for Promoting Research and Policy Development,
DOI: 10.56734/ijbms.v6n3a1.
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