Indigenous Management Practices in Africa
A Guide for Educators and Practitioners
1st Edition
Published on 10. August 2018
312 pages
978-1-78754-848-0 (ISBN)
Description
Indigenous Management
Practices in Africa: A Guide for Educators and Practitioners is a timely response to the recent call
for management philosophies and theories that reflect the peculiarities of the
African continent. Western management models in Africa may not have yielded the
results required to trigger economic growth and development, yet Africa is fast
becoming the investment destination of firms operating outside the continent.
This book unravels the indigenous management practices that shape
the way that organisations operate in Africa. It also addresses the differences
between indigenous African and western management practices, at the same time considering the implications for African business management. Insights from the book offer
a framework for developing African management curricula for business schools,
both within and outside the continent. Practitioners aiming to expand their
operations on the continent may also find valuable insights in this book - ones
that may support and develop future management decisions.
Practices in Africa: A Guide for Educators and Practitioners is a timely response to the recent call
for management philosophies and theories that reflect the peculiarities of the
African continent. Western management models in Africa may not have yielded the
results required to trigger economic growth and development, yet Africa is fast
becoming the investment destination of firms operating outside the continent.
This book unravels the indigenous management practices that shape
the way that organisations operate in Africa. It also addresses the differences
between indigenous African and western management practices, at the same time considering the implications for African business management. Insights from the book offer
a framework for developing African management curricula for business schools,
both within and outside the continent. Practitioners aiming to expand their
operations on the continent may also find valuable insights in this book - ones
that may support and develop future management decisions.
Reviews / Votes
Business scholars from Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya describe how the African culture shapes the structures and operations of businesses and organizations in the five sub-regions of Africa. The information could be useful to business management scholars and to officials of multinational corporations hoping to set up shop in Africa. The topics include common indigenous selling practices in Africa, indigenous human resources management practices in Africa: empirical lessons from four sub-regions, indigenous African financing strategies as a unique engine for entrepreneurship growth, ethical principles and practices in Africa, and redesigning the management curricula for Africa. -- Annotation (c)2018 * (protoview.com) *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bingley
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
3,78 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78754-848-0 (9781787548480)
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Persons
Uchenna Uzo is a Senior Lecturer of Marketing at Lagos
Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. He is currently the MBA
Director and has published articles in leading academic journals. He has also
written award-winning cases and is currently a member of the Lagos Business School's Management Board.Abel Kinoti Meru is the founding Dean at the Riara School of
Business, Riara University, Kenya, and he is the founding Chair of the Academy of
International Business Sub-Saharan Africa chapter. He is the author of Business Incubation and Business Development in Kenya, among other
publications.
Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. He is currently the MBA
Director and has published articles in leading academic journals. He has also
written award-winning cases and is currently a member of the Lagos Business School's Management Board.Abel Kinoti Meru is the founding Dean at the Riara School of
Business, Riara University, Kenya, and he is the founding Chair of the Academy of
International Business Sub-Saharan Africa chapter. He is the author of Business Incubation and Business Development in Kenya, among other
publications.
Content
Introduction: Indigenous Management
Practices in Africa; Uchenna Uzo, Olamide
Shittu and Abel Kinuti MeruCharacteristics of the African Buyer's
Purchase Behaviour; Uchenna Uzo,
Thaisaiyi Zephania Opati and Olamide Shittu
Common Indigenous Selling Practices in
Africa; Uchenna Uzo, Ogechi Adeola,
Olamide Shittu and Olutayo Otubanjo
Indigenous Logistics and Supply Chain
Management Practice in Africa; Obinna S.
Muogboh and Francis Ojadi
Indigenous Financial Management Practices
in Africa: A Guide for Educators and Practitioners; Patrick B. Ojera
Indigenous Human Resource Management
Practices in Africa: Empirical Lessons from Four Sub-Regions; Mark Kiiza and Benon C. Basheka
Indigenous Leadership Practices in Africa; Henry Onukwuba
Indigenous African Financing Strategies as a
Unique Engine for Entrepreneurship Growth; Adeniyi
Damilola Olarewaju, Sunday Adebayo
Adebisi and Olusoji James George
Strategic Management Practices in Africa; Chris Ogbechie
Indigenous Family Business Management
Practices in Africa; Fredrick Onyango
Ogola
Ethical Principles and Practices in Africa;
Rose Ogbechie and Nicholas Anakwue
Decision-Making Practices in Africa; Enase Okonedo
Redesigning the Management Curricula for
Africa; Rahim Ajao Ganiyu
Conclusion: Indigenous Management Practices
in Africa; Uchenna Uzo, Olamide Shittu
and Abel Kinuti Meru
Practices in Africa; Uchenna Uzo, Olamide
Shittu and Abel Kinuti MeruCharacteristics of the African Buyer's
Purchase Behaviour; Uchenna Uzo,
Thaisaiyi Zephania Opati and Olamide Shittu
Common Indigenous Selling Practices in
Africa; Uchenna Uzo, Ogechi Adeola,
Olamide Shittu and Olutayo Otubanjo
Indigenous Logistics and Supply Chain
Management Practice in Africa; Obinna S.
Muogboh and Francis Ojadi
Indigenous Financial Management Practices
in Africa: A Guide for Educators and Practitioners; Patrick B. Ojera
Indigenous Human Resource Management
Practices in Africa: Empirical Lessons from Four Sub-Regions; Mark Kiiza and Benon C. Basheka
Indigenous Leadership Practices in Africa; Henry Onukwuba
Indigenous African Financing Strategies as a
Unique Engine for Entrepreneurship Growth; Adeniyi
Damilola Olarewaju, Sunday Adebayo
Adebisi and Olusoji James George
Strategic Management Practices in Africa; Chris Ogbechie
Indigenous Family Business Management
Practices in Africa; Fredrick Onyango
Ogola
Ethical Principles and Practices in Africa;
Rose Ogbechie and Nicholas Anakwue
Decision-Making Practices in Africa; Enase Okonedo
Redesigning the Management Curricula for
Africa; Rahim Ajao Ganiyu
Conclusion: Indigenous Management Practices
in Africa; Uchenna Uzo, Olamide Shittu
and Abel Kinuti Meru
