Title Political economy of Malawi : contextual leadership in expanding entrepreneurial businesses / Caren Scheepers, (Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, Johannesburg, South Africa), Lyal White, (Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, Johannesburg, South Africa), Adrian Kitimbo, (Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, Johannesburg, South Africa)

Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017 ♭2017

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Description 1 online resource (12 pages) : 28 illustrations Series Emerald emerging markets case studies, 2045-0621 ; volume 7, issue 4 Summary On 5 February 2016, South African entrepreneur Jannie Van Eeden faced a dilemma about whether to expand his current businesses or not. He had to choose between focusing exclusively on hospitality and tourism or dividing his time and resources between the tourism business and expanding his existing logistics business. Expansions to his logistics business would entail investing in a warehouse and supplying fresh produce to the lodges in the wider area of Lake Malawi where he was based. Van Eeden realised that he needed to take into account the political economy of Malawi in unpacking the contextual variables related to his decision. Various stakeholders' roles are illustrated in the case, for example the government's role in enabling entrepreneurial businesses as well as the investments made by foreign organisations and international donors Notes Development of leaders who can take contextually intelligent decisions. Insights into conducting Political Economy analysis to enable doing business in Africa Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details Includes index Bibliography Includes index and bibliographical references Audience Masters in Business Administration (MBA); MPhil in Strategic Leadership Subject Strategic planning Diversification in industry -- Planning -- Case studies Entrepreneurship -- Case studies Leadership -- Case studies Tourism -- Mathematical models -- Case studies Business & Economics -- Strategic Planning. Business strategy. SUBJECT Africa -- Economic conditions -- Case studies Genre/Form Case studies. Form Electronic book Author White, Lyal, author Kitimbo, Adrian, author

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