Business in Africa in the era of digital technology : essays in honour of Professor William Darley / / editors, James Baba Abugre, Ellis L.C. Osabutey, Simon P. Sigué

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 pages)
• Disciplina: 330.96
• Soggetto topico: Business enterprises - Africa; Management - Africa; Personnel management - Africa; Technological innovations - Economic aspects - Africa
• Persona (resp. second.): AbugreJames Baba; OsabuteyEllis L. C.; SiguéSimon P.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface: Tribute to Professor William K. Darley -- Contributions by William K. Darley -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Digitalization and Public and Private Sector Transformation in Africa -- 2 Business and Management in Africa in the Digital Era -- Part I: Digitalization and Public and Private Sector Transformation in Africa -- Digitalization in Africa: The Case of Public Programs in Ghana -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature and Theoretical Background -- 2.1 Digitalization in Developing Economies and Africa -- 2.2 Benefit of Digitalization -- 2.3 Digitalization Challenges in Africa -- 3 Method -- 4 Discussion of Findings -- 4.1 Adopting Digitalization in Ghana -- 4.1.1 Digitalization in Port and Harbour Systems in Ghana -- 4.1.2 Digital Payment for National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana -- 4.1.3 Payment of Utility Bills in Ghana -- 4.1.4 Digital Financial Sector and Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI) in Ghana -- 4.1.5 Digital Address System in Ghana -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Maximizing Human Resource Development in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Digital Era -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Human Resource Management (HRM) in the Digital Era -- 3 Digitizing Human Resource Development in Africa: An Imperative for Change -- 4 Challenges of Digital HRM in Africa -- 5 Study Context and Empirical Approach of Digitization of People Management -- 6 Discussion and Theoretical Implication -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Digitizing Recruitment and Selection of Employees in Ghana: A Social Media Network Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Social Media in the Digital Era -- 3 Digitization of Personnel Recruitment in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 4 Challenges of Social Networking and Recruitment Process in Africa -- 5 Methodological Approach to Data Gathering. ; 6 Sampling Design -- 7 Method of Analyzing the Interview Data -- 8 Results and Discussions of Findings -- 8.1 Usage and Application of Social Networking Websites in Staffing Organizational Manpower -- 8.2 Institutional Approach to Social Media Usage -- 8.2.1 Social Media Websites Used as Assessment and Screening Tools for Recruitment -- 8.3 Advantages of Social Media Networking Websites as Online Recruitment and Selection Practice for Staffing Organizational Human Resource -- 8.3.1 Social Media Websites Draws on Large and Diverse Pool of Applicants -- 8.3.2 Social Media Websites Decreases the Recruitment Time Process -- 8.4 Challenges of Using Social Networking Websites in Recruitment of Candidates -- 8.4.1 Challenges of Dishonesty and Inaccurate Presentation of Personal Information on Social Networking Websites -- 8.4.2 Large T Social Media -- 8.4.3 Challenges Posed by Restrictions and Policies of the Parent Company -- 8.4.4 Challenges of Internet Accessibility to Potential Recruiters -- 9 Discussions of Findings -- 10 Theoretical Implications -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Gender and Rural Entrepreneurship in Digitizing Sub-Saharan Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Role of Digitalization in Enhancing Entrepreneurial Activities and Addressing Gender Constraints -- 3 Digital Divide -- 4 Digitalization and the Digital Era in Africa -- 5 Methodology -- 6 Findings and Analysis -- 6.1 Digital Divide -- 6.1.1 Urban-Rural Digital Divide -- 6.1.2 Gender Digital Divide -- 6.2 How Digitalization Enhances Women's Engagement in Rural Entrepreneurship -- 6.2.1 Connectivity and Efficient Distribution -- 6.2.2 Reduction of Post-harvest Losses -- 6.2.3 Connectivity to Export Markets -- 6.2.4 Alertness to Climate Change Issues and Impact on Post-harvest Losses -- 6.2.5 Financial Security -- 7 Discussion. ; 7.1 Contribution of Digitalization in Enhancing Rural Entrepreneurship -- 7.2 Spatial and Social Mobility -- 7.3 Financial Inclusion -- 8 Policy Recommendations -- 9 Future Research -- References -- Social Media and Economic Development: The Role of Instagram in Developing Countries -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The History of Instagram -- 3 The Relevance of Instagram to Entrepreneurship and Economic Development -- 4 Explaining the Role of Instagram in Developing Countries -- 5 Workable and Desirable Policies That Will Strengthen the Positive Role of Instagram and Reduce the Negative Impacts -- 6 Summary -- References -- Part II: Business and Management in Africa in the Digital Era -- Franchising in the Gasoline Retail Industry in Cameroon: A Strategic Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gasoline Distribution in Cameroon -- 2.1 Company-Owned and Operated (COCO) Stations -- 2.2 Company-Owned and Dealer-Operated (CODO) Stations -- 2.3 Dealer-Owned and Dealer-Operated (DODO) Stations -- 3 Theoretical Framework -- 3.1 General Environment -- 3.1.1 Trust in the Justice System -- 3.1.2 Access to Investors -- 3.2 Local Environment -- 3.2.1 Market Size -- 3.2.2 Competition Intensity -- 3.2.3 Customer Heterogeneity -- 3.2.4 Digital Infrastructure -- 3.3 Organizational Factors -- 3.3.1 Internal Resources -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Supply Chain Management Systems in Africa: Insights from Nigeria -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Supply Chain Collaboration -- 2.2 Collaborative Activities, Supply Chain Relationship and Performance -- 3 Industry Background -- 3.1 The Nigerian Setting -- 3.2 The Food and Beverage Sector in Nigeria -- 4 Research Method -- 4.1 Research Design -- 4.2 Data Collection -- 4.3 Data Analysis -- 5 Findings -- 5.1 The Challenges Associated with SCC in Nigeria -- 5.1.1 External Level: Governance Support System. ; 5.1.2 External: Weak Infrastructure -- 5.1.3 Internal Level: Human Behaviour and People -- 5.1.4 Supply Chain Level: Weak Digital Technology -- 5.1.5 Supply Chain Level: Ethical Issues -- 5.2 Managing the Challenges Associated with SCC in Nigeria -- 5.2.1 External: Government Support, Investment and Reforms -- 5.2.2 Internal: Investment in Training and Development -- 5.2.3 Supply Chain Level: Investment in Supply Chain Collaborative Activities -- 6 Discussion of Findings and Conclusion -- 7 Avenues for Future Research -- References -- Understanding Rural Micro and Small Business Marketing Practices in Ghana -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Market Orientation -- 2.2 Small Business Marketing -- 3 Research Methods -- 3.1 The Study Context -- 3.2 Government's Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development -- 4 Data Collection Methods -- 5 Data Analysis -- 6 Results and Discussion -- 6.1 Customer Service/Care -- 6.2 Top Management -- 6.3 Marketing Research -- 6.4 Profitability/Objectives -- 7 Conclusion and Implications -- 8 Limitations and Future Research Directions -- Appendix: Characteristics of Informants -- References -- Web-Based Reference -- Attitudes to Globalization in the Public, Private and NGO Sectors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rationale for the Study and Research Questions -- 3 Globalization -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Analysis and Findings -- 6 Conclusion and Discussion -- 6.1 Theoretical Implications -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Business in Africa in the Era of Digital Technology
• ISBN: 3-030-70538-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910488716203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in theory and practice of emerging markets.