DOI: 10.66106/jyygax.20250308 ISSN: 3081-1465

五行论视域下的管理与经济引导体系构建——与SMART原则的比较研究（Construction of a Management and Economic Guidance System from the Perspective of the Five Elements Theory ——A Comparative Study with the SMART Principle）

张弘驰 Hongchi Zhang, 王宇凡 Yufan Wang
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Abstract: This paper integrates the psychological characteristics of the AI era with the adaptation logic of the generation, restriction, multiplication and inhibition of the Five Elements. As a classic Western principle centered on instrumental rationality, the SMART principle plays an important role in target management. However, its limitations such as fragmentation, overemphasis on efficiency over humanistic care, and static orientation make it difficult to meet the needs of modern management and economic development in complex systems. The AI era has given rise to psychological changes including existential anxiety, social skill atrophy, cognitive overload and emotional alienation, which further highlight the shortcomings of a single instrumental rationality. Based on the indigenous Chinese philosophy of the Five Elements Theory, this paper takes "generation, restriction, multiplication and inhibition, systematic balance, and human-centricity" as its core logic, integrates modern popular management concepts such as ESG sustainable development, platform-based organizations, digital transformation, and OKR + agile management, and deeply aligns with the laws of human psychological changes in the AI era to construct a Five Elements Management and Economic Guidance System, and conducts a systematic comparison with the SMART principle. The research shows that the Five Elements System surpasses the SMART principle in terms of integrity, humanistic care, dynamic balance and local adaptability. Its cycle of generation, restriction, multiplication and inhibition is highly compatible with the technical logic and psychological needs of the AI era, and can provide a more resilient and sustainable localized scheme for corporate governance and regional economic development.

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