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Abstract Starting from the concept of mentality, this study drawn on the lessons that have emerged from American management research, and discusses the causes, existing problems, and possible blind spots of mentality change in Chinese management circles. The study found that the American society’s mentality during the Cold War period of the US-Soviet confrontation and the US-Japan trade friction had a significant impact on the management research at that time, which made the management research in these two periods had a certain bias. Therefore, Chinese management scholars should be vigilant about these historical lessons, and maintain a “normal heart” when interpreting the current Chinese management practices and the management dimension of ancient texts. The study believes that Chinese management research should avoid being surrounded by a temporary mentality, mood or fashion, avoid short-term and quick research, and do a good job of research, that is, it needs “sincere and sincerity”, “dedication to work”, “ knowledge through quality”, and ultimately “vitalisation”.
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Received: 28 June 2018
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