The “teacher” and martial arts

A psychobiographical analysis of Jack Ma as a business change agent

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ID19280883
AuthorsShu Yue-Yu (0000-0002-9500-8130, Northwest Normal University), Shu Yueyu (Institute of Psychobiography, School of Psychology Northwest Normal University Lanzhou P.R. China), Xia Xie (0000-0001-9450-1057, Northwest Normal University, corresponding author), Xie Xia (Institute of Psychobiography, School of Psychology Northwest Normal University Lanzhou P.R. China), Xinyu Zhang (0000-0002-4426-939X, Northwest Normal University), Zhang Xinyu (Institute of Psychobiography, School of Psychology Northwest Normal University Lanzhou P.R. China), Li Wucheng (Institute of Psychobiography, School of Psychology Northwest Normal University Lanzhou P.R. China), Xiao Yang (0009-0009-6059-6081, Institute of Psychobiography, School of Psychology Northwest Normal University Lanzhou P.R. China), Liao Shuyi (Institute of Psychobiography, School of Psychology Northwest Normal University Lanzhou P.R. China), Wei Runzhi (Institute of Psychobiography, School of Psychology Northwest Normal University Lanzhou P.R. China), Wang Zeyu (0009-0007-4736-1902, Institute of Psychobiography, School of Psychology Northwest Normal University Lanzhou P.R. China), Zeyu Wang (0000-0001-5374-6330, Northwest Normal University), Zhang Jiyuan (Institute of Psychobiography, School of Psychology Northwest Normal University Lanzhou P.R. China)
Year2023
Volume91
Issue1
Pages222-246
Publication date2023-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jopy.12749
PMID35776659
OpenAlexW4283775782
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

OBJECTIVE: Scholars have conducted in-depth research on social change agents, but there are few collaborative studies in this realm between sociology and psychology. From the perspective of psychobiography, this before study uses Jung's Analytical Psychology as a theoretical framework to explore Jack Ma's influence on business change, thereby revealing the deep motivation behind Jack Ma's sudden retirement and choice to be a teacher. METHOD: This study has collected primary and secondary data about Jack Ma. QSR Nvivo 11.0 was used to encode the text based on video transcription, and then the data were analyzed. This study refers to the key factors of growth and follows the primary indicators of psychological saliency to sort out the data and find out what has special psychological significance, and then conducts three coding processes. RESULTS: This study found that the teacher complex and the martial arts complex are the breakthrough points to understand the business innovator Jack Ma. CONCLUSION: Jack Ma shapes the image of ordinary teachers through his image management strategy, conceals his deep internal martial arts complex, and balances the displayed martial arts personality mask. He has achieved great success in business innovator, while drawing on his internal personality conflicts to his advantage

Art · Entrepreneurship · Innovator · Martial arts · Personality · Realm · The arts · Visual arts · Flow Experience in Various Fields · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Law · Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education · Psychology · Social Psychology

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