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Author : Lewis B. Dzimbiri
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3867278342
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (672 download)
Download or read book Organisation and Management Theories: an African Focus written by Lewis B. Dzimbiri and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2009 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David B. Zoogah
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415535921
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)
Download or read book Managing Organizational Behavior in the African Context written by David B. Zoogah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title discusses management and organization science theories as they apply within the social, cultural and economic contexts in which organizations operate in Africa. It uses the findings of originizational behaviour studies to establish a conceptual foundation, then explores how those topics apply in Africa's business environment.
Author : Peter Blunt
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110850036
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Managing Organisations in Africa written by Peter Blunt and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Organisations in Africa de Gruyter Studies in Organization.
Author : Betty Jane Punnett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000595293
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Essentials of Organisational Behaviour in Africa written by Betty Jane Punnett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-04-03 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise textbook focusing on organisational behaviour in the African context, this book is featured in Routledge’s new Essentials of Business and Management in Africa shortform textbook series. This book covers organisational behaviour concepts applicable to the African continent and its varied cultures. Chapters thoroughly explore topics including personal and individual factors, motivation, decision making and communication, groups and teams, leadership and influence, conflict, and negotiation. Each chapter refers to aspects of the African context such as cultural values, Ubuntu, and the informal economy and relates these to the topics discussed. The book includes illustrative real-life examples, vignettes, mini-cases and exercises. Undergraduate and postgraduate students in Africa, and with an interest in the area, will appreciate the focus on a region so little discussed in the business and management literature. Filling a gap in the literature and including a dearth of material, this book will also appeal to current and future practicing managers in African countries, as well as those employed in government and by Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
Author : Lemayon Lemilia Melyoki
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000408981
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Essentials of General Management in Africa written by Lemayon Lemilia Melyoki and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise overview of the practice and processes of management in the African context is the first of its kind, and the introductory volume in the new Essentials of Business and Management in Africa short-form textbook series. This book covers the activities that all managers undertake regardless of their functional specialization and is organised around a model of management that consists of planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling. After introducing each topic, the authors discuss particular characteristics of Africa and African countries and how these influence the topic being covered; for example, relative levels of poverty, prevalence of small and informal businesses and the inadequacy of infrastructure will influence aspects of planning and decision-making, and motivation. Each chapter includes illustrative real-life examples and experiential exercises/short cases. The book begins with a general overview of the African continent and ends with discussions of ethical issues and corporate social responsibility including the management philosophy of Ubuntu. Undergraduate and postgraduate students in Africa and other parts of the world with an interest in the area will appreciate the focus on a region so little discussed in the business and management literature. Due to this dearth of material, this book will also appeal to current and future practicing managers in African countries.
Author : Gerald Oeser
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319141570
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Risk-Pooling Essentials written by Gerald Oeser and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides comprehensive and concise definitions of risk pooling and risk-pooling methods, a straightforward statistical explanation, and a value-chain oriented framework for analyzing risk-pooling methods. Risk pooling mitigates demand and lead time uncertainty in logistics and supply chain management. The author also provides readers with a downloadable computerized decision support tool to compare and choose appropriate risk-pooling methods and to apply them in companies. Students and practitioners of logistics and supply chain management will find this book particularly useful.
Author : Dan Banik
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317407539
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Political Transition and Inclusive Development in Malawi written by Dan Banik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malawi is among the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa that has witnessed significant improvements in relation to meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets. It exhibits some of the main challenges facing African democracies while they attempt to consolidate the benefits of democratisation. Political Transition and Inclusive Development in Malawi critically analyses opportunities and constraints related to the impact of democracy on development in one of the world’s poorest countries. The book explores how, and to what extent, processes related to democratic and economic governance can be strengthened in order to make political and administrative authorities more responsive to development needs. It also considers characteristics of successful implementation of public policy and the effective and timely delivery of basic services in local contexts; increased citizen participation and dialogue with local government authorities; factors that enable civil society organisations to hold political and administrative officials to account; and better utilisation of academic research for improved evidence-based policy formulation and implementation. This volume will be of great interest to scholars in development studies, African studies, politics, law and anthropology, as well as policymakers and those interested in democracy, governance, human rights and the implementation of anti-poverty programmes, development administration and decentralisation.
Author : P. J. Smit
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9780702172953
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (729 download)
Download or read book Management Principles written by P. J. Smit and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2007 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book & CD. To improve on an award-winning book poses a major challenge to its authors. The authors of this book took the challenge head-on by conducting a major research study to determine what exactly the outcomes are that managers at different levels must deliver in contemporary organisations in South Africa, and the rest of Africa. The findings of this study, which dealt with current and near-future management issues, as well as classical and contemporary thinking about management, were used as the blueprint for the updating of this book. After placing management in context, the authors deal with the knowledge, skills and dispositions required of managers to perform the management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling in a volatile business world. Examples of how the functions are applied in practice are cited throughout the book. These examples refer mainly to South African organisations and situations that managers in South Africa, and Africa, have to deal with to create and sustain a competitive advantage for their organisations. The book endeavours to break down the silo effect of seeing the management functions as separate activities. This is done by continuously placing the management function at hand in a bigger context. This enables learners of management to assess the implications of management decisions on different people, processes, systems and so on that make up the organisation.
Author : Terence Jackson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134383983
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)
Download or read book Management and Change in Africa written by Terence Jackson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arising from a research project funded by Danish International Development Assistance, Management and Change in Africa includes results of management surveys across 15 sub-Saharan countries and of organizational surveys taken across a range of sectors in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Cameroon. It combines methodology, theory and case examples to explore thoroughly the influences on management in Africa and attempts to push the boundaries of cross-cultural theory. In doing so, it explores how much can be learned from studying both the successes and failures of African management towards realizing the potential of an African Renaissance and what the global community may learn from Africa.
Author : Albert J. Mills
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351047906
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Management and Organizational History written by Albert J. Mills and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Management and organizational history has grown into an established field of research with competing and contrasting approaches and methods that are relevant for management and organization studies. This short-form book provides readers with expert insights on intellectual interventions in management and organization history. The authors illuminate the central ideas, works, and theorists involved in forming the link between history, management, and organization studies, particularly focusing on the debates addressing the need for a 'historic turn' in management and organizational studies. With coverage of nascent schools of thought in management historiography, such as ANTi-History, revisionist history, counter-history, rhetorical history, the Copenhagen School, microhistory, critical realist histories, alongside existing modernist and post-modernist approaches, as well as postcolonial, decolonial, and feminist critiques, the book is essential reading for scholars and students learning or exploring the role of history in management and organization studies.
Author : Tshabangu, Icarbord
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799887731
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Future of Africa and Policy Development written by Tshabangu, Icarbord and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-03-11 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite several idealistic efforts towards a united Africa, the term remains a hypothetical concept symbolizing a desired federal state on the continent. While globalization and interconnectedness have brought prosperity in some parts of the world, Africa has not generally benefited from global decisions. These decisions, policies, and practices have tended to be wholly influenced by the rich and powerful countries and their transnational agencies and corporations in pursuit of their national interests. Faced with such enormous external economic and political forces, the divided and powerless African states have been unable to bargain for lucrative economic deals or pursue national interests for the benefit of their people, hence the need to examine what exists in varied fields and the emerging trends for the future. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Future of Africa and Policy Development addresses critical issues and challenges in Africa and seeks to examine and understand the future trends in Africa through a deconstructive interrogation of present trends. Covering a wide range of topics such as sustainability, equality, and democracy, it is ideal for researchers, academicians, students, economists, policymakers, political parties, trade unions, and NGOs.
Author : Dalitso Samson Sulamoyo
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1623960339
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (239 download)
Download or read book Creating Opportunities for Change and Organization Development in Southern Africa written by Dalitso Samson Sulamoyo and published by IAP. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes the position that successful OD applications in cross-cultural settings are predicated on the ability of OD experts to localize them for purposes of suiting local conditions and context. Cultural frameworks have been utilized by global OD experts to understand the general cultural settings of environments in which they are working and applying OD techniques. However, the complexities of culture within organizations, communities and countries may not always be understood within these cultural frameworks and models. Assumptions of culture based or reliant on models alone can impede the successful applications of OD. The author discusses the role of cultural translations of OD techniques within a southern African context. It examines the approach of western consultants in a southern African environment as well as the approach of local southern African consultants as they interact with western developed OD applications in their own local environments. The book uses three methods for conveying the opportunities and experience of OD in southern Africa: research, practitioner point of view, and storytelling. The author recognizes the works of renowned African scholars in the field of management as well OD practitioners carrying out innovative and pioneering work in southern Africa. Their work may not have had much exposure in the West; however, their contributions to the field of management should be recognized. OD is discussed in this book as an opportunity for change and development for southern African countries that are in democratic transitions, post conflict environments and on a path of development. The future of OD is explored within the context of economical, global and political emerging issues. The time is right for change and development in southern Africa with OD as the driving force.
Author : Claude H. Meyer
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3830975538
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)
Download or read book The meaning of sense of coherence in transcultural management written by Claude H. Meyer and published by Waxmann Verlag. This book was released on 2011 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long description: This study contributes to the question how managers could be qualified to increase their ability to activate resources and develop sense of coherence in challenging transcultural work contexts. Thereby it refers to developing intercultural competence and well-being in transcultural management settings by presenting a salutogenetic-oriented consultancy model: "Mental health in transcultural organisations". This model is based on a systemic and salutogenetic, transcultural and transformative fundament and includes counselling, a managerial training series and a team mentoring approach, as well as facilitator training.
Author : Hamid H. Kazeroony
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1641137681
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (411 download)
Download or read book Advancing African Knowledge Management and Education written by Hamid H. Kazeroony and published by IAP. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to serve management scholars and educators in Africa, African Diaspora, and those interested in advancing African knowledge management and research or re-examining the management domain from African perspectives. Target markets for this book are: • Postgraduates • Specialist academic researchers • Specialist industry researchers • African management researchers • African management diaspora teaching, researching, and re-examining African management using African approaches
Author : Anne W. Njathi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040039545
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Digital Public Relations and Marketing Communication Trends in Africa written by Anne W. Njathi and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-07 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The uptake of digital media platforms necessitates the need to understand how digital cultures of consumers and brands are unfolding. Despite the increase in usage and adoption of the internet in Africa, there is limited information about digital marketing trends on the continent. This book is among the first to present an edited collection of chapters on digital and influencer marketing authored by many who are either from or have close ties to Africa. This book showcases digital marketing trends in Africa that are burgeoning at the same speed as the uptake of technology in the continent. With this in mind, the contributors seek to interrogate digital marketing trends in two stages: the status of digital marketing on the African continent, including cases from Nigeria, Egypt, Uganda and Kenya, and an analysis of the rise of influencer marketing, including cases from Nigeria and Uganda. This book will explore factors driving the increase in digital media platforms in Africa as well as an analysis of the implications of the growth in digital marketing, using various theoretical and methodological underpinnings to probe trends. Digital Public Relations and Marketing Communication Trends in Africa provides significant implications for marketing scholars and researchers and will be relevant to those looking to understand the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Author : Terence Jackson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315532077
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)
Download or read book Chinese Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Terence Jackson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trade between China and Africa is increasing year on year, while the West increasingly debates the nature and implications of China’s presence. Yet little research exists at the organizational and community levels. While western press reporting is overwhelmingly negative, African governments mostly welcome the Chinese presence. But what happens at the management level? How are Chinese organizations run? What are they bringing to communities? What is their impact on the local job market? How do they manage staff? How are they working with local firms? This book seeks to provide a theoretical framework for understanding Chinese organizations and management in Africa and to explore how their interventions are playing out at the organizational and community levels in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on rigorous empirical research exploring emerging themes in specific African countries, this book develops implications for management knowledge, education and training provision, and policy formulation. Importantly it seeks to inform future scholarship on China’s management impact in the world generally, on Africa’s future development, and on international and cross-cultural management scholarship. Primarily aimed at scholars of international management, with an interest in China and/or in China in Africa, this important book will also be of great interest to those working in the area of development studies, international politics, and international relations.
Author : Hamid Kazeroony
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317500962
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Management Development in Africa written by Hamid Kazeroony and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Management Development in Africa examines how African management and business scholarship can serve African and multinational management and organizations operating in Africa. In a broader sense, this book, within an African context, explores how human capital and intellectual capabilities can be organized at the higher education level; describes the cultural, social, and political influencers impacting management and organization; helps conceptualize African management theories to address organizational effectiveness; addresses the current management and organizational practices in Africa in identifying challenges; and provides guidance for more effective management and organizational operation. Aimed at researchers, academics, and advanced students alike, this book lays the groundwork for the application of uniquely African theoretical and practical perspectives for sustainable management and organizational operation, as explained from a contemporary African point of view. In addition and most important, this book contains a uniquely African content that allows for developing new theories and examining new ways of doing business, thus reaffirming the rise of African scholarship in the fields of management, organization, and business.
