Shen Chen is an author about whom little public information is currently available. His known work is Leadership Is an Art: The Management Way of the Fanjing, which is classified under management. The title suggests that the author is concerned with the relationship between leadership behavior and management methods, and that he draws on the intellectual resources of the traditional classic Fanjing to discuss flexibility, the use of personnel, and the art of handling affairs in management. Writing of this kind generally does not settle for listing management doctrines; instead, it translates ancient political and worldly wisdom into experience that modern organizations can draw on, giving the book a strongly practical and accessible character. Because only one work by Shen Chen is held in the collection, little else can be confirmed about his background or writing. Readers who wish to understand his views on management may begin with this book and observe how he sets traditional texts against real management problems.
