| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 328 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge advances in management and business studies ; v. 53 |
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Routledge advances in management and business studies ; 53.
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| Contents |
1. Management research in Africa : past, present and future / David B. Zoogah and Stella Nkomo -- 2. Internationalization and economic growth / John Kuada -- 3. Corporate governance practices / Lemayon L. Melyoki -- 4. Green management / David B. Zoogah -- 5. Corporate social responsibility in Africa : definition, issues and processes / Judy N. Muthuri -- 6. Challenges of ethics / O.J.K. Ogundele and A.R. Hassan -- 7. Work effort and national development : a psychological approach / Bill Buenar Puplampu -- 8. Portfolio entrepreneurs in wealth creation / Waswa Balunywa, Samuel Sejjaaka and Diana Nandagire Ntamu -- 9. Strategic human resources management and citizenship behavior / Emmanuel Seidu, Samuel Aryee and Fred Walumbwa -- 10. Management control systems, competitive strategy and performance / Moses Acquaah -- 11. Women in management and leadership / Stella Nkomo and Hellicy Ngambi -- 12. Pan-Sub-Saharan African managerial leadership and the values of Ubuntu / Romie Frederick Littrell, Nai H. Wu, Stella Nkomo, Isaac Wanasika, Jon Howell and Peter Dorfman -- 13. Leadership in Africa and the diaspora / David L. Ford Jr., Terri R. Lituchy, Betty Jane Punnett, Bill Buenar Puplampu and Samuel Sejjaaka -- 14. Employee motivation in Africa / Bill Buenar Puplampu -- 15. The human factor, organizational support and organizational effectiveness / Moses Acquaah and Eddy K. Tukamushaba |
| Summary |
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 persp |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Management -- Africa
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Management
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Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lituchy, Terri R.
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Punnett, Betty Jane.
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Puplampu, Bill Buenar
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| LC no. |
2012019905 |
| ISBN |
9781136278693 |
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1136278699 |
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9780203111482 |
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0203111486 |
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9781136278648 |
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1136278648 |
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9781136278686 |
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1136278680 |
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9781138108547 |
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1138108545 |
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