Resolving the African Leadership Challenge: Insight From History examines leadership in pre-colonial, colonial and postcolonial modern Africa, exploring the origin of Africa's leadership challenge, and providing lessons to enhance leadership effectiveness. New ground is broken here as the author examines:
The breadth of leadership issues across the entire continent
The evolution of issues over time; from the pre-colonial era to the modern day
The practical lessons that can be identified to resolve the leadership challenge
A clear roadmap to achieve better leadership in Africa
This interdisciplinary study provides a deeper understanding of the history of leadership in Africa, giving us key principles for today. It is essential reading for academic researchers, postgraduate students, and practitioners, seeking to adapt leadership theories to real-world local practice.
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978-1-80262-677-3 (9781802626773)
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Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah is a member of Faculty in the Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management Department of Lagos Business School, Pan Atlantic University, Nigeria. Prior to joining academia, Okechukwu worked for 31 years in a multinational oil company where he held a range of managerial positions.
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Pan Atlantic University, Nigeria
Chapter 1. Introduction; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
PART 1: Pre-colonial, Colonial and Post-colonial Era in Botswana
Chapter 2. Pre-colonial Governance in Botswana; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Chapter 3. Colonial Governance in Botswana; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Chapter 4. Post-colonial Governance in Botswana; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
PART 2: Pre-colonial, Colonial and Post-colonial Era in Ethiopia/Tanzania
Chapter 5. Leadership in Post-colonial Tanzania; Bella L. Galperin and Lemayon L. Melyoki
Chapter 6. Governance in Ethiopia Under the Emperors; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Chapter 7. Post-Monarchical Ethiopia; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
PART 3: Pre-colonial, Colonial and Post-colonial Era in Nigeria
Chapter 8. Pre-colonial Governance in Nigeria; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Chapter 9. Colonial Governance in Nigeria; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Chapter 10. Post-colonial Governance in Nigeria; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
PART 4: Pre-colonial, Colonial and Post-colonial Era in Egypt
Chapter 11. Pre-colonial Governance in Egypt; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Chapter 12. Colonial Governance in Egypt; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Chapter 13. Post-colonial Governance in Egypt; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Chapter 14. Epilogue; Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
