Perspectives on thought leadership for Africa's renewal / / edited by Kwandiwe Kondlo

• Pubblicazione: Pretoria, South Africa : , : Africa Institute of South Africa, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (726 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.96
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Economic conditions 21st century; Africa Social conditions 21st century; Africa Politics and government 21st century; Africa Civilization 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): KondloKwandiwe
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Speeches; List of Contributors; PART I; CHAPTER 1 - Introduction: Africa's 'Unended Quest'1 for Emancipation - North Africa and Beyond; 'Intermestics' and 'Domeintern': North Africa, South Sudan and Implications for Africa; Africa and Liberal Democracy: The Paradox of 'Borrowed Pants'; The Structure of the Book; Notes and References; PART II - Thematic Papers; CHAPTER 2 - Wounded Healers and Transformative Leadership:Towards Revolutionary Ethics; Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues ; What does this Imply for the Building of this Leadership Capability? Investing in Building Trust as Bridging Social Capital; Towards the Integrative Paradigm Shift; Renewed Focus on Norm Change; Interrupting Cycles of Humiliation; Conclusions; Notes and References; CHAPTER 3 - Responsibility and Governance; Understanding Responsibility; Responsibility as a Function of Ubuntu; Responsibility, Ubuntu and Health Care; Responsible Leadership and Conflicting Religious Values; Notes and References; CHAPTER 4 - Evolving Thoughts on the Afro-Optimism- Afro-Pessimism Debate; PART III ; SECTION 1 - Alternative Leadership Paradigm for Africa's Advancement CHAPTER 5 - Leadership, the Oldest Practice and Youngest Discipline: Clearing the Path to the African Renaissance; The Development of Leadership as a Subject for Comment and Analysis; The Discipline of Leadership and the African Renaissance; Step 1: Broadening Leadership Discourse to make the Discipline more Inclusive; Step 2: Investigating the Nature of the Relationship between Leaders and Followers; Step 3: Critically Examining Leadership Styles and Approaches to Promote Greater Awareness of Good Governance ; Step 4: Creating Leadership Performance Categories Step 5: Researching Leadership Role Models; Conclusion; Notes and References; CHAPTER 6 -The King's Justice: An Example of Leadership; Introduction; The Foundations upon which the King's Justice is to be Built and Understood; Understanding the Meaning of Justice; A Just King as described in Proverbs 28 and 29; The Means of Distinguishing a Just King from a Wicked King according to Proverbs 28 and 29; Relationship between the King and the Poor in Proverbs 28 and 29; Conclusion; Notes and References ; CHAPTER 7 - Educating African Leaders about the Ideals of Leadership: Lessons from Mohlomi, the African Philosopher Chief Introduction; The Idea and Ideal of Leadership in Various Contexts: A Historical Overview; The Idea and Ideal of Leadership: Calls to Awaken Leadership Genius in Africa; Educating African Leaders about the Idea and Ideal of Leadership: Reawakening African Learning; The Idea and Ideal of Leadership: Lessons from Mohlomi, the African Philosopher Chief; Lesson 1: Leadership is having a Humane Conscience - A sense of Right and Wrong ; Lesson 2: Leadership is having the Wisdom of the Balimo - The Wisdom of the Ancestors
• Sommario/riassunto: This book outlines perspectives of emerging and established African scholars on what one could describe as the debate on leadership and the articulation of the life of the mind in Africaís socio-economic, political and cultural life from the time of independence to date. The papers contained in the book cover the following thematic areas: Alternative Leadership Paradigm for Africaís Advancement; African Perspectives on Globalisation and international relations; Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance; Scientific, Technological and Cultural Dimensions of African Development.
• Titolo autorizzato: Perspectives on thought leadership for Africa's renewal
• ISBN: 0-7983-0455-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464864703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II