Management in Africa: Macro and Micro Perspectives

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Terri R. Lituchy, Betty Jane Punnett, Bill Buenar Puplampu
Routledge, 2013 - Business & Economics - 328 pages

This book offers a comprehensive look at the current literatures and research based on empirical data from across different countries in Africa. It focuses on the work of leading scholars of management in and around Africa and the African Context, exploring whether we can at this point refer to ‘African Management’ as an emerging and distinct stream in the scholarly discourse in management. The main themes are macro and micro issues of Management in Africa, each chapter illustrating the historical or traditional view of Management in Africa versus the newer western business management perspective.

This book presents current, in-depth, rigorous research and identifies future research and propositions, enabling scholars and students to gain an in-depth understanding of management as it is evolving and practiced in Africa.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
Past Present and Future
9
2 Internationalization and Economic Growth
32
3 Corporate Governance Practices
48
4 Green Management
70
Definition Issues and Processes
90
6 Challenges of Ethics
112
A Psychological Approach
133
10 Management Control Systems Competitive Strategy and Performance
188
11 Women in Management and Leadership
210
12 PanSubSaharan African Managerial Leadership and the Values of Ubuntu
232
13 Leadership in Africa and the Diaspora
249
14 Employee Motivation in Africa
270
15 The Human Factor Organizational Support and Organizational Effectiveness
291
About the Contributors
319
Index
325

8 Portfolio Entrepreneurs in Wealth Creation
151
9 Strategic Human Resources Management and Citizenship Behavior
171

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