1 Journal of Management Development, Volume 29, Number 3, 2010, Pages 265-281 This article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/index.jsp ). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited. www.emeraldinsight.com Servant Leadership in the People’s Republic of China: A Case Study of the Public Sector Dr. Yong Han Department of Public Administrative Education and Research Guangxi College of Administration No. 18 Libin Avenue, Nanning, P.R. China, 530021 E-mail: y.han@hotmail.co.uk Prof. Nada K. Kakabadse Professor in Management and Business Research Northampton Business School The University of Northampton Park Campus, Boughton Green Road Northampton, NN2 7AL, UK Email: Nada.Kakabadse@northampton.ac.uk and Prof. Andrew Kakabadse Professor of International Management Development Cranfield School of Management Cranfield, Beds, MK43 OAL, United Kingdom International Tel: (0044) (0)1234 754400 International Fax: (0044) (0)1234 752382 E-mail: a.p.kakabadse@cranfield.ac.uk