ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |11 pages

Africa – why bother?

part 1|36 pages

Rethinking management in Africa

chapter 1|21 pages

Management systems in Africa

The cross-cultural imperative *

part 2|139 pages

Managing competencies and capacities

chapter 7|25 pages

Gaining employee commitment

Work attitudes and organizational climate

chapter 8|20 pages

Managing multiculturalism

Developing managers

part 3|86 pages

Learning from countries and cases

chapter 9|17 pages

Nigeria

Managing cross-cultural differences and similarities

chapter 10|26 pages

Cameroon

Managing cultural complexity and power

chapter 11|16 pages

Kenya

A bridge between Africa and Asia?

chapter 12|25 pages

South Africa

The future of management in Africa?