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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828987103321

Titolo

Management in Africa : macro and micro perspectives / / edited by Terri R. Lituchy, Betty Jane Punnett and Bill Buenar Puplampu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-27868-0

0-203-11148-6

1-283-97305-7

1-136-27869-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in management and business studies ; ; 53

Altri autori (Persone)

LituchyTerri R

PunnettBetty Jane

PuplampuBill B

Disciplina

658.0096

Soggetti

Management - Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Management in AfricaMacro and Micro Perspectives; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Management Research in Africa: Past, Present and Future; 2 Internationalization and Economic Growth; 3 Corporate Governance Practices; 4 Green Management; 5 Corporate Social Responsibility in Africa: Definition, Issues and Processes; 6 Challenges of Ethics; 7 Work Effort and National Development: A Psychological Approach; 8 Portfolio Entrepreneurs in Wealth Creation; 9 Strategic Human Resources Management and Citizenship Behavior

10 Management Control Systems, Competitive Strategy and Performance11 Women in Management and Leadership; 12 Pan-Sub-Saharan African Managerial Leadership and the Values of Ubuntu; 13 Leadership in Africa and the Diaspora; 14 Employee Motivation in Africa; 15 The Human Factor, Organizational Support and Organizational Effectiveness; About the Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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