Managing people and organisations in Africa / guest editors, Professor Ken Kamoche [and thee others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kamoch, Ken, editor.

Series:

Personnel Review: Volume 44, Issue 3

Personnel Review, 0048-3486 ; Volume 44 Number 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Personnel management.

Supervision of employees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (108 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Bradford, West Yorkshire, England] : Emerald, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Management and organisation literature often characterises managing in Africa as 'the challenge of' and rarely do scholars look to the continent for novel ideas, inspiration, best practice, or theoretical insights. Yet, in the last five years or so, the African organisational landscape has witnessed substantial transformation and renewal. While challenges of course remain, we now have a better understanding of the nature, scope and extent of management practices and the role of theory in unpacking these practices than we did a decade ago.The papers that constitute this eBook were selected from

Contents:

Cover; Editorial advisory board; The dynamics of managing people in the diverse cultural and institutional context of Africa; Examining the relationship between individual perceptions of control and contemporary career orientations; The impact of organizational culture on competitiveness,effectiveness and efficiency inSpanish-Moroccan international joint ventures; Managing sustainable development through people; Leadership in Africa: rethinking development; Book reviews

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed June 15, 2015).

ISBN:

1-78560-197-0

OCLC:

910448357