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Management and leadership for a sustainable Africa : dimensions, practices and footprints. / / edited by Kemi Ogunyemi, Oreva Atanya, Vanessa Burgal
| Management and leadership for a sustainable Africa : dimensions, practices and footprints. / / edited by Kemi Ogunyemi, Oreva Atanya, Vanessa Burgal |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
| Disciplina | 378.16913094248 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in African Leadership |
| Soggetto topico | Leadership |
| ISBN | 3-031-04911-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 An African Conception of Sustainability -- Introduction -- Africa is Different -- Responsible Leadership Is Key -- Understanding and Empowering Local Communities -- CSR and Responsible Leadership -- Sustainability in Africa Starts with People -- Outline of This Volume -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Towards an Afro-Eco Model of Sustainability -- Introduction -- The Concept of Ecological Sustainability -- A Review of Ecological Sustainability Indicators -- The Dashboard of Sustainability -- The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) -- The Ecosystem Wellbeing Index -- Ecological Footprint -- The Living Planet Index -- The African Natural Environment -- The Peculiarity of Africa (the Gap) -- African Religiosity -- Rituals and Taboos -- Culture -- Political Influence -- Traditional Authority -- Responsible Leadership -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Primacy of People's Socio-Economic Issues as Antecedents of Sustainability Framing in Africa -- Introduction -- Sustainability and Its Conception -- Challenges Hampering the Adoption of Sustainability Among Poor Communities -- Environmental Sustainability -- Commercial Land Use and Exploitation of Resources in Africa -- Economic Sustainability in Africa -- Social Sustainability in Africa -- Education -- Rural-Urban Migration in Africa -- Mobile Telephony and Digitisation in Africa -- The COVID-19 Pandemic, Access to Information and Sustainability -- Gender Imbalances and Effects on Sustainability -- Recommendations-The Sustainability Discourse Ladder -- References -- 4 Gender Equity in Nigeria: Sustainability, Diversity, and Inclusion -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- The Nigerian Society -- What Is Sustainability? -- Sustainability and Gender.
Diversity and Inclusion -- Case Study -- People, Community, and Organisation: A Sustainable Union -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- Recommendations -- References -- 5 Social Equity and Responsible Business Leadership: MNCs -- Introduction -- Business Responsibility -- Social Equity -- Social Equity, Healthcare, and Social Responsibility -- Social Equity and Environmental Responsibilities -- Case Study: Unilever Nigeria Plc. -- Social Equity, Gender Inequality, and Responsibility -- Social Equity and Closing the Gap on Economic Inequality in Unilever -- Social Inclusion: Creating an Equitable and Fair World -- The SAMBUGA Project, Unilever Nigeria -- Conclusions/Recommendations -- References -- 6 Youth and Policy Change in Nigeria: The Role of Youth-Led Movements -- Introduction -- Youth Movements: A Generational Perspective -- Situating Contemporary Youth Movements in Nigeria -- Contestation of Neoliberal Economic Policies (Occupy Nigeria, 2012) -- Demanding Accountability and an End to Police Impunity (#EndSARS, 2020) -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Sustainability Leadership in Africa: Reflections for the Tourism Industry -- Introduction -- Time to Restart -- Working in the Tourism Industry -- Social Sustainability Considerations for Tourism Workers -- Beyond Strategic Leadership, the Need for Sustainability Leadership -- Driving Resilience -- Reprioritizing Tourism Workers -- Context-Specific Innovative Solutions -- The Nature of Sustainability Leadership in Tourism -- Suggestions for Tourism Research -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 8 Social Sustainability in Africa: The Contribution of MSMEs -- Introduction -- The Case for Sustainability in MSMEs -- Social Sustainability for MSMEs -- Why Stakeholders Matter -- Employee Engagement and Retention -- Sharing Commitments -- Sustainable Value Chains -- Health and Safety in the Value Chain. Integrating Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging -- Collaborate and Leverage -- Community Engagement -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 9 (In)visible Leadership: Economic Growth and SMEs -- Introduction -- Importance of SMEs -- Economic Growth and SMEs -- Problems of SMEs -- Contributions -- Pad-Up Creations Limited -- Company Background -- The Growing Pains -- Redesigning the Business -- From Waste to Wealth -- Market Expansion through Girls Empowerment -- Use of Technology -- MISFITS -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Sustainability Leadership in Africa: Six Case Studies -- Introduction -- Key Ideas to Consider -- Case Studies of Business Sustainability -- The Case of M-Pesa by Safaricom in Mobile Payments -- The Case of Unilever in Supply Chains -- The Case of Access Bank in Banking -- The Case of Solar Sister in Clean Energy -- The Case of Coca-Cola in Water -- The Case of Ocean Sole in Plastic Waste -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Renewable Energy Mini-Grids in Tanzania: A Path Toward a Sustainable Africa -- Introduction -- Evolution of the Mini-Grid in the Tanzania Landscape -- Renewable Energy Upswing in Tanzania -- National Policies and Electrification Drive -- Mini-Grids in Rural Electrification -- Policy Impact on Off-Grid RE and Mini-Grid Project Implementation -- Cases -- RE Mini-Grids in Development -- Solar Products Market Profile -- Incidence of Solar Products -- Solar Products Purchase Drivers -- Sustainability and Scalability of RE Off-Grid Mini-Grids -- Cost -- Governance -- Business Prospects -- Mini-Grid Off-Grid Electrification and Development Efforts -- Enabling Environment -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Promoting Green Procurement Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Uganda -- Introduction -- Background of Green Procurement Adoption -- Role of Leadership in Green Procurement Adoption. Theoretical Perspective -- Mindfulness Theory -- Concepts and Ideas -- Green Procurement Adoption -- Regulation -- Use of Green Products -- Environmental Awareness -- Approach -- Findings -- Emerging Themes -- Green Procurement in Uganda -- Green Products -- Legal Framework -- Green Procurement Awareness -- The Success of Green Procurement -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Biofuel, Blessing or Additional Burden for Africa? -- Africa: New Eldorado for Biofuel Production -- National Policies on Biofuel Across Africa -- Economic and Social Impact of Biofuel in Africa -- Number of Surveyed Households -- Beyond Pessimism -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 FDI and Its Impact on Growth in Africa -- What is FDI -- History of FDIs in Africa -- FDI as a Driver for Economic Growth -- Positioning by African Nations to Attract FDI -- Policy Reforms, Deal Structuring and Effective Engagement of Stakeholders -- Shift to Long-Term Value Creation -- Rule of Law and Sanctity of Contract -- Intra-African Internationalisation and FDI -- FDI-Drivers of Economic Growth -- Technology -- Capital -- Case Studies -- Conclusion and Recommendation -- References -- 15 Sustainable Investment in Africa: Beyond ESG -- Introduction -- Policy Framework for Sustainable Investments in Africa -- Beyond ESG-Promoting a More Sustainable Africa -- Peculiarities in Africa's Sustainable Development Financing -- Africa's Development Financing Peculiarities and Opportunities for Sustainable Investments -- Leadership for Sustainable Investments in Africa -- Conclusion -- References -- 16 Responsibility vs. Ir-responsibility-The Practice of Sustainability in Africa -- Introduction -- An African Understanding of Sustainability-the Loss -- Leadership and Sustainability in Africa -- Practices-Responsibility vs. Ir-Responsibility -- Needed Sustainability Practices. Practices that Reduce, Reuse and Recycle -- General Reflections -- Social Equity -- Economic Growth -- Environmental Protection -- Understanding Sustainability: Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910631081203321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Management and leadership for a sustainable Africa . Volume 3 : educating for sustainability outcomes. / / edited by Kemi Ogunyemi, Oreva Atanya, Vanessa Burgal
| Management and leadership for a sustainable Africa . Volume 3 : educating for sustainability outcomes. / / edited by Kemi Ogunyemi, Oreva Atanya, Vanessa Burgal |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 pages) |
| Disciplina | 378.16913094248 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in African Leadership |
| Soggetto topico | Leadership |
| ISBN | 3-031-05284-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Educating Leaders in Responsibility for Sustainability Outcomes: What Do We Mean -- Introduction -- Sustainable Trends and Agendas -- An African Conception of Leadership and Responsibility -- Educating Leaders -- References -- 2 Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Egypt: An Interpretivist Analysis of Teaching and Pedagogy in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Sustainability Conceptualization -- Education for Sustainable Development -- ESD and Higher Education -- The Context of ESD in Egypt -- Pedagogies of ESD -- Challenges and Opportunities of ESD -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion and Implications -- Recommendations -- Directions for Future Research -- Appendix A: Curricular Level References -- Appendix B: Community Service Level References -- Appendix C: Institutional Level References -- References -- 3 Leading with Purpose for Education for Sustainable Development: Field Trips in Language Teacher Education -- Introduction -- United Nations and Sustainable Development -- Education for Sustainable Development -- ESD Leadership in Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) -- Mauritius Institute of Education and ESD -- ESD Initiative in the English Department: Language-Oriented Field Trips -- Background Information on the Research -- Data Collection -- Experiential Learning Theory -- Benefits and Challenges of Field Trips -- Field Trips in Teacher Education Institutions -- Research Findings -- Conclusions -- Recommendations and Directions for Future Research -- References -- 4 Introducing Ecopoetry in Teacher Education to Promote Sustainable Education at Lower Secondary Level in Mauritius -- Introduction.
How Eco-Ethical Leadership is embedded in the Literature Didactic Module in a B.Ed Programme -- Use Ecocriticism and Literary Texts as Cross-Curricular Resources for the Teaching of the General Paper -- Introducing Trainee-Teachers to the Teaching of Ecopoetry at Lower Secondary Level -- How Literature Contributes to Sustainable Education at Lower Secondary Level -- What is Ecopoetry? -- Why Use Ecopoetry? -- Three Ways of Teaching of Ecopoetry to Promote Eco-Ethical Leadership in Trainee-Teachers -- Observations based on a Pilot Implementation -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 5 Raising Sustainability Awareness at the Grassroots -- Introduction -- Creating Awareness at the Grassroots Using Unilever's Examples -- Examining Change Management to Sustainability -- Creating a Purpose Driven Concept for Supporting Sustainability -- Awareness at the Grassroots: Communication Media -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 6 Importance of Communicating Sustainability to the Entire Value Chain -- Introduction -- Importance of Educating People on Sustainability -- How Lack of Awareness About Sustainability Has Impacted Our Continent Negatively -- Identifying Stakeholders in the Value Chain -- The Role of Government and Corporate Organizations -- The Role of Individuals, NGOs/CSOs and the Media -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Best Practices in Communications to Support Circular Economy Adoption -- Introduction -- Communications Theory: Sustainability and Behaviour Change -- Government and Business to Consumer (G/B2C) -- Awareness-Understanding-Commitment Framework -- Framing, Discourse, and Story-Telling -- Commitment to Change Model -- Business to Business and Government (B2B/G) -- 3A Model -- Government Communication: Government to Business (G2B) -- A Comparative Analysis of Cities: Lagos and London. London, Lagos, and Other Cities -- London -- Lagos -- Best Practices -- Business Models -- Cities -- Waste -- Infrastructure -- People -- Stakeholders -- The Role of Communications -- Communications Best Practice -- Government/Business to Consumer (G/B2C) -- Communications Framework -- Media Model -- Business to Business/Government (B2B/G) -- Communications Framework -- Media Model -- Government to Business (G2B) -- Communications Framework -- Media Model -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix -- References -- 8 Training Executives and Policymakers on the Need to Integrate Sustainability into Decision Making -- Introduction -- Business Case for Sustainability -- Policy Framework for Sustainability -- Sustainability Standards -- Key Regulations Governing Sustainability in Some African Countries -- South Africa -- Kenya -- Nigeria -- Ghana -- Are Policymakers Doing Enough? -- Integrating Sustainability at Different Stages of Business Growth -- A Look at Wecyclers and Sahara Group -- WeCylcers -- Sahara Group -- Creating an Organizational Appetite for Sustainability -- Investec -- Stepping up to Sustainability Challenges -- IHS Towers -- Enhanced Governance and Accountability Measures -- Access Bank Plc -- Training for the Sustainability Ecosystem -- Policymakers -- GRI Guide for Policymakers -- Company Boards -- Senior Company Leaders -- Dangote Cement Plc -- Employees -- Oando Plc -- Case: Dangote Sustainability Champions Training Program -- Media -- Business and Industry Associations -- Training to Support Company Policymakers -- Onboarding for New Directors -- Board Training on Material Sustainability Issues -- Executive Training Courses -- Certifications in Sustainability -- Setting Sustainability in Motion -- References. 9 Ensuring Sustainability in Education Amidst the Twenty-First-Century Uncertainties: A Case Study on Educators' Readiness for Remote Teaching of Chemistry -- Introduction -- Ensuring Sustainable Educational Outcomes During and After a Global Pandemic in Mauritius -- The Need to Ensure Educational Continuity by Tackling the Emergent Technical and Adaptive Challenges in the Mauritian Educational Context -- Emergency Remote Teaching -- Emergency Remote Teaching in Secondary School Settings -- Aims of this Chapter and the Research Questions -- Theoretical Framework -- Methodology -- Results and Discussions -- The Predominance of Affective Factors in Problematising or in Enhancing Educators' Readiness for Remote Teaching -- Chemistry Educators' Comfort with Reconfigured Teaching -- Chemistry Educators' Willingness to Learn New Things -- Educators' Attitude to the Importance of Chemistry Remote Teaching Competencies -- Pedagogical Competencies, Time Management and Student Attention as Key Challenges to Overcome in Promoting Sustainable Educational Outcomes in Chemistry Education -- The Need to Develop Specific Pedagogical Competencies in Line with the Multiple Theoretical and Practical Demands of Chemistry Teaching to Ensure Sustainable Educational Outcomes -- Managing Time and Student Attention During Emergency Remote Teaching to Promote Sustainable Chemistry Educational Outcomes -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- The Need for Centralised Data and Information Infrastructure and for Community Leadership to Ensure Educational Continuity -- Integration of Digital Learning Technologies of Science to Promote Sustainability in Chemistry Education -- Developing Professional Learning Networks for Educators to Promote Self and Peer-Directed Learning. Researching Educators' Readiness to Remote Teaching Based on Their Perception of the Institutional Support Provided to Promote Sustainable Chemistry Educational Outcomes -- References -- 10 Educating Africa for Sustainability-A Leadership Responsibility -- Introduction: The Concept of ESD -- ESD and ESD in Africa -- Formal ESD-In the Classroom -- Informal ESD-Beyond the Classroom -- Obstacle(s) to ESD in Africa -- Leadership for ESDA -- ESDA Recommendations for Responsible Leaders -- Public Sector Leaders -- Private Sector Leaders -- Communicating (Educating About) Sustainability (Outside the Classroom) -- Communicating (Educating About) Sustainability (in the Classroom) -- Communicating (Educating) Sustainably -- How to Achieve ESDA? -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910631090503321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Management and Leadership for a Sustainable Africa, Volume 2 : Roles, Responsibilities, and Prospects / / edited by Kemi Ogunyemi, Oreva Atanya, Vanessa Burgal
| Management and Leadership for a Sustainable Africa, Volume 2 : Roles, Responsibilities, and Prospects / / edited by Kemi Ogunyemi, Oreva Atanya, Vanessa Burgal |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 pages) |
| Disciplina |
378.16913094248
338.96 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in African Leadership |
| Soggetto topico |
Strategic planning
Leadership Business Africa Management Business ethics Sustainability Business Strategy and Leadership African Business Business Ethics |
| ISBN | 3-031-04923-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Leadership for Sustainable Development in Africa - Roles and Responsibilities -- Chapter 2: Leading the Way Forward: What Can African Governments Do -- Chapter 3: Responsible Corporate Leadership: Driving Sustainability in Nigeria’s Financial Services Industry -- Chapter 4: Non-financial reporting regulation and the state of sustainability disclosure among banks in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A literature review on banks in Ghana and Nigeria -- Chapter 5: NGO and CSO Influence and Media Power for Africa’s Future -- Chapter 6: Sustainable (Green) Supply Chain Management in Sub Saharan Africa -- Chapter 7: SME Sustainability Goals and Development in a Volatile Environment -- Chapter 8: SMEs and Sustainable Development in Africa: Understanding the Impact of Governments’ Supports -- Chapter 9: Sustainability leadership by more minor actors: individuals and families -- Chapter 10: Partnership for High Social Impact in Africa: A Conceptual and Practical Framework -- Chapter 11: RTechnology and Green Tech in Africa -- Chapter 12: Participatory Campaign Approaches in Greening Africa: A Case of 93.1 IUIU FM Go Green Tree Planting Campaign -- Chapter 13: The NGOs and the SDGs: Lessons for Leadership and Sustainability -- Chapter 14: On the Path to a Sustainable Africa: The Role of Communalism and Collaborative Enterprises -- Chapter 15: Taking the Lead: Case Studies Reflecting New Sustainability Trends in Africa -- Chapter 16: Leadership Roles for Sustainable Development in Africa - Charting the Way Forward. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910631097803321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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