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Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Overview of the Chapters -- Chapter 2: Opportunities, Challenges, and Risks: The African Business Environment -- Chapter 3: Opportunities, Challenges, and Risks: The South African Business Environment -- Chapter 4: The Sustainability Challenge: Developing Strategic Advantage -- Chapter 5: Enhancing Marketing Practices: A Responsible Product for an Engaged Consumer -- Chapter 6: Responsible Advertising -- Chapter 7: Responsible Pricing -- Chapter 8: Responsible Financial Accounting Strategies -- Chapter 9: Understanding, Developing, and Supporting Desirable Workplace Behaviour and Careers -- Chapter 10: Ethical Leadership -- Chapter 11: Waste Management Issues for Today's African Businesses (Circular Economy) -- Chapter 12: Enhancing Corporate Social Responsibilities in Emerging Business Environments in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities -- Chapter 13: Enhancing Responsible Logistics and Supply Chain Effectiveness: Navigating Current Challenges -- Chapter 14: Corporate Governance in Africa: Key Challenges and Running Effective Boards -- 2: Opportunities, Challenges, and Risks: The African Business Environment -- Introduction -- The African Business Environment: Challenges and Risks -- Price Shocks -- Supply Disruption -- Dwindling Government Revenues -- Food Insecurity -- Social Tensions -- Poor Rating in the Ease of Doing Business Index -- Top Ten Risks Faced by Businesses in Africa -- The African Business Environment: The Opportunities -- Population Growth -- Digital Technology Development -- Abundant Natural Resources -- African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) -- Managing the Challenges and Risks: Can Survival-Based and Value-Based Leadership Theories Help -- Case Study 1: The Rwandan Tourism Industry.
Case Study 2: Nigeria's Dadin Hausa Dam/Olam Rice Farmland -- Case Study 3: Libya and Nigeria's Crude Oil Underproduction -- Discussions -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 3: Opportunities, Challenges and Risks: The South African Business Environment Profiling Opportunities and Challenges of Running Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in the Post-Apartheid Vhembe District of the Limpopo Province of South Africa -- Introduction -- Understanding Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship in South Africa -- Method and Data -- Running Small and Medium-Sized Ventures in Vhembe District -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- References -- 4: The Sustainability Challenge: Developing Strategic Advantage -- Introduction -- Sustainability in Businesses -- Sustainable Business Practices -- Environmental Sustainability -- Financial Sustainability -- Challenges of Sustainable Businesses -- The Challenge of Skilled Labour or Intellectual Capital -- Technology -- Employee Resistance -- Government Policy and Political Instability -- Strategies for Sustainable Businesses -- Executing Strategies for Sustainable Businesses -- Adopt the Best Management Strategy and HRM Strategy -- Achieve Career Development and Work-Life Balance for the Employees -- Circular Economy -- Financial Reporting -- Strategic/Competitive Advantages of Businesses in Africa -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- References -- 5: Enhancing Marketing Practices: A Responsible Product for an Engaged Consumer -- Introduction -- Is the African Consumer Empowered to Make a Responsible Choice? -- The African Consumer -- The 4As of Marketing -- From Consumer Protection to Consumer Satisfaction in Africa -- The Consumer Rights -- Are African Markets Ready to Protect Their Consumers? -- The New Consumer Power -- Customer-Centric Companies to Achieve Customer Satisfaction -- Some Practical Examples.
Educating the Consumer: The Right Communication Strategy -- Key Recommendations -- Conclusions -- References -- 6: Responsible Advertising -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Virtue Ethical Theory -- Deontological Ethical Theory -- Utilitarian Ethical Theory -- Responsible Advertising -- Ethical Issues in Advertising -- Gender Misrepresentation -- Religious Insensitivity -- Children Exploitation -- Taste and Decency -- Disputable Products Advertising -- Preventing Irresponsible Advertising by Companies -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- References -- 7: Responsible Pricing -- Introduction -- Purchase and Pricing Nexus -- Customers' Purchase Decisions and Responsible Pricing -- Businesses Communicate Their Product's Value Through Pricing -- Pricing Strategies and Objectives -- The Success of a Business Hinges on Its Pricing Strategy -- Specific Example in Sub-Saharan Africa: Botswana -- The Objectives Behind Pricing Strategy -- Conclusion: Customer's Perceived Value Is a Signal to Responsible Pricers -- Key Recommendations: How Businesses Can Set Up Responsible Pricing for Long-Term Growth -- Customer Research -- Competitive Analysis -- Pricing -- References -- 8: Responsible Financial Accounting Strategies -- Introduction -- The Context: Economic Landscape of Africa -- History and Development of SEA -- Early Attempts at Social and Environmental Accounting in Africa -- Adoption of Sophisticated Forms of SEA in Africa -- SEA Research in African -- SEA Practices in Africa -- Increasing Interest in SEA Disclosures -- The Role of External Stakeholders in Promoting SEA in Africa -- Impact of Social and Environmental Accounting -- Intersections Between Accounting Practice and Sustainable Development -- The South African Reporting Environment -- Future of Social and Environmental Accounting -- Trends and Emerging Issues.
Challenges and Opportunities for Growth and Innovation -- Future Directions -- Factors Influencing the Future of SEA in Africa -- Key Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- 9: Understanding, Developing and Supporting Desirable Workplace Behaviour and Careers -- Introduction -- Frameworks for Exploring the Roots of Workplace Behaviour -- Workplace Environment and Motivation -- Skills Shortages, Economic and Social Pressures -- Values -- Key Takeaways -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- 10: Ethical Leadership -- Ethics -- Business Ethics -- Ethical Leadership -- Why Ethical Leadership Is Important in Africa -- Unethical Practices in Business in Africa -- Importance of Ethical Leadership -- Key Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- 11: Waste Management Issues for Today's African Businesses (Circular Economy) -- Introduction -- Waste Management Flow -- Waste Management in Africa -- Waste Management Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania -- Nigeria Waste Management System -- South Africa Waste Management System -- Ghana Waste Management System -- Tanzania Waste Management System -- Challenges of Waste Management in Africa -- Opportunities for Waste Management in Africa -- Key Recommendations for Business Leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Conclusion -- References -- 12: Enhancing Corporate Social Responsibilities in Emerging Business Environments in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities -- Introduction -- Conceptual Framework -- Theoretical Framework -- Stakeholder Theory -- Enhancing CSR Practice in Africa: A Way Forward -- Conclusion -- References -- 13: Enhancing Responsible Logistics and Supply Chain Effectiveness: Navigating Current Challenges -- Introduction -- Concepts of Responsible Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Challenges of Responsible Logistics and Supply Effectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa -- Nigeria -- South Africa -- Kenya -- Ghana -- Case Scenarios of Last-Mile Logistics in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Case Scenario of Green Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Case Scenario of Drones Usage in Sub-Saharan Africa During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Mitigation Strategies for Adopting and Adapting Eco-friendly Logistics Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Compliance -- Internal Alignment -- External Alignment -- Key Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- 14: Corporate Governance in Africa: Key Challenges and Running Effective Boards -- Overview of Corporate Governance: Definition, Attributes, and Functions -- Purpose of Corporate Governance -- Principles of Corporate Governance -- Elements of Corporate Governance -- Models of Corporate Governance -- Corporate Governance Across Sectors: Public, Private, and Social Sectors -- Corporate Governance in Africa -- Challenges of Corporate Governance in Africa -- Addressing Corporate Governance Challenges in Africa -- Running an Effective Boards: Emphasis on Africa -- Meaning, Functions, and Characteristics of Board Effectiveness -- Drivers of Effective Boards -- Dimensions of Board Effectiveness -- Challenges of Board Effectiveness: Focus on Africa -- Navigating Through the Complexity: Focus on Africa -- Summary -- Key Recommendations -- References -- 15: Concluding Chapter (Summary) -- Index.
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Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness Post-COVID-19 : Exploring the New Normal / / by Okechukwu E. Amah, Marvel Ogah
