UBUNTU : management philosophy : exporting ancient African wisdom into the global world / Johann Broodryk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broodryk, Johann, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management--Philosophy.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Randburg, Republic of South Africa : Knowres Publishing, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; INTRODUCTION: An international Ubuntu entrepreneur - Sir Richard Branson; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; 1 THE AFRICAN CONCEPT OF UBUNTU; Introduction; Layout of the book; Management philosophy; Definitions of Ubuntu philosophy; Ubuntu as practical and useful philosophy; 2 UBUNTU MANAGEMENT; Theory and philosophy; Management and leadership; Leadership; Case Study: The Mandela recipe for effective leadership; 3 UBUNTU AND THE MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT; Physical or natural environment; Institutional environment; Economic environment

Socio-welfare environmentCultural environment; Case Study: Two buckets and a bottle of soap; 4 UBUNTU PERSONALITY ANDCONVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT; Worldview; Ubuntu personality; Happiness; Ubuntu and the basic skills of conventional management; Case study: Being part of a team; 5 UBUNTU CULTURAL CONCEPTS; African time (tolerance time); Cultural stokvel; Extended family; Folklore; Informality; Sangomas; Ancestors; Death; Religion; Simunye; Shosoloza; Lobola; Tsotsi; Ilima; 6 UBUNTU STRATEGY; Discipline embracing commitment; Case study: Meeting at the duck dam

Case study: Closed and open management stylesTransparency; Participation; Case study: African democracy in action; Vision and mission; The ONPO analysis; Therapies and icebreakers; 7 UBUNTU MARKETING; Skills and personality; Marketing mix; Marketing plan; Punctuality; Importance of names; Trust; Harsh profit making; The Siza approach; Partnerships; 8 UBUNTU MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES; Values; Core values; Case study: Making observations at a social event; Application of Ubuntu values; Morality and corruption; Case study: The story of the tsotsi boy; 9 INTERCULTURAL UBUNTU RELATIONS

Intercultural aspectsIntercultural communication; Intercultural differences; Themes for intercultural discussion; Comparing Western and African management styles; Case study: Different life systems; 10 UBUNTU MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; Management in the family spirit; Leadership in the family spirit; Management course (Ubuntu); Management behaviour; Ubuntu Code of Conduct; The Ubuntu Pledge; In conclusion: The international challenge; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GLOSSARY; ABREVIATIONS; INDEX ; LIST OF FIGURES; Figure 4.1: Maslow's hierarchy of needs; Figure 5.1: African religion as a triangle

Figure 6.1: Open and closed styles of managementFigure 6.2: Sketch indicating seating arrangements and main participants; LIST OF TABLES; Table 3.1: Different cultural practices in African(Afrocentric) and Western(Eurocentric) societies; Table 4.1: Ubuntu checklist; Table 4.2: Action plan; Table 8.1: Some precious, core and associatedvalues in happy living; Table 9.1: Summary of the differences betweentraditional Western/Eurocentric andAfrican/Afrocentric management styles; Table 9.2: Distinctions between African and Western value systems

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 4, 2015).

ISBN:

1-86922-394-2

1-299-19062-6

OCLC:

842860059