Globalisation And Leadership In Africa

Author : Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Publisher : Springer
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319987644

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Globalisation and Leadership in Africa by Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah Pdf

Focusing on both pre-colonial and post-colonial eras, this book aims to cultivate a greater understanding of globalisation processes in the context of leadership behaviour in Africa. Analysing empirical evidence and theoretical frameworks, the author evaluates the role of leaders in the failure of African globalisation and seeks to propose an initiative for change. As emphasis shifts from world control to regional and sub-regional control, the new face of globalisation offers an opportunity for Africa to grow and develop with a new leadership perspective. Presenting servant leadership as a solution to Africa’s global failures, this timely book explores the challenges of governance, resource management and regionalisation, and will be of value to anyone interested in the development of Africa as a continent.

Author : Eva Jordans,Bettina Ng’weno,Helen Spencer-Oatey
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3030146081

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Developing Global Leaders by Eva Jordans,Bettina Ng’weno,Helen Spencer-Oatey Pdf

This book is a timely guide on what constitutes effective leadership in Africa. It explores how today’s leaders in Africa perceive their role, the challenges they experience, and how they operate effectively as leaders. In the era of globalization, there is an increasing need to offer guidance on how leaders can adjust their leadership style to suit situational contexts. Drawing on case study and survey data, this book illustrates to scholars and leaders worldwide the vision of leadership that is emerging in Africa. It will contribute to the development of a new community of global leaders, integrating cutting-edge knowledge on leadership development in Africa.

Author : Kwandiwe Kondlo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780798304559

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Perspectives on Thought Leadership for Africa's Renewal by Kwandiwe Kondlo Pdf

This book outlines perspectives of emerging and established African scholars on what one could describe as the debate on leadership and the articulation of the life of the mind in Africa's socio-economic, political and cultural life from the time of independence to date. The papers contained in the book cover the following thematic areas: Alternative Leadership Paradigm for Africa's Advancement; African Perspectives on Globalisation and international relations; Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance; Scientific, Technological and Cultural Dimensions of African Development. The first section deals with alternative leadership paradigms for Africa's advancement. It also debates the 'thin line' separating management studies from leadership studies and untangles the hermeneutic complexities in the term 'leadership'. Section two examines among other things, the crucial challenge of globalisation and public ethics and others African perspectives. The section also interrogates the current complexities and credibility deficits in the global governance of trade and towards the end engages philosophical questions about conscience and consciousness in African development and progress. The debates in section three continue to section four and focus on the overall issues of language and liberation, the significance of Multi-, Interand Trans-Disciplinary Approaches in the analysis of the African continent, appropriate indigenous paradigms for promoting the African renaissance as well as a series of debates on the meaning and prospects of regional integration in Africa's renewal. This provides just a snapshot of a very wide ranging and interesting debate contained in the publication.

Author : Kathleen Patterson,Bruce Winston
Publisher : Springer
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319405391

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Leading an African Renaissance by Kathleen Patterson,Bruce Winston Pdf

This book looks at the challenges and possibilities facing leadership in Africa today by providing a rich history of the continent, the complexities the continent has experienced, and the great hope and encouragement that remains. It explores what African leadership is and the possible effects it has on leaders, followers, and organizations across the continent. While some maintain that leadership of and within Africa presents too many challenges, this book argues that Africa is ripe with potential and on the verge of an African Renaissance. This book looks beyond socioeconomic factors to explore different perspectives of leadership such as holistic, transformational, and servant leadership, as well as values and ethics. Taking a philosophical and pragmatic approach, this edited collection provides insight from African-born leadership scholars to deliver a first-hand account of the challenges the continent faces. Their unique experiences and immersion in the African world pave the way for a revival of leadership through a lens of history, tradition, economics, societal, and leadership perspectives.

Author : Toyin Falola,Kenneth Kalu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319749051

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Africa and Globalization by Toyin Falola,Kenneth Kalu Pdf

This book considers the promises and challenges of globalization for Africa. Why have African states been perennially unable to diversify their economies and move beyond export of primary produce, even as Southeast Asia has made a tremendous leap into manufacturing? What institutional impediments are in play in African states? What reforms would mitigate the negative effects of globalization and distribute its benefits more equitably? Covering critical themes such as political leadership, security challenges, the creative sector, and community life, essays in this volume argue that the starting point for Africa’s meaningful engagement with the rest of the world must be to look inward, examine Africa’s institutions, and work towards reforms that promote inclusiveness and stability.

Author : Samuel M. Makinda,F. Wafula Okumu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134141166

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The African Union by Samuel M. Makinda,F. Wafula Okumu Pdf

A comprehensive examination of the work of the African Union (AU), with special emphasis on its capacity to meet the challenges of building and sustaining governance institutions and security mechanisms. Samuel Makinda and F. Wafula Okumu show how Africa and, in particular, the AU can effectively addressed the challenges of building and sustaining governance institutions and security mechanisms only if they have strategic leadership. Current debates on, and criticisms of, leadership in Africa are also analyzed as well as key options for overcoming the constraints that African leaders face. Core topics covered include: the colonial policies of the European powers the emergence of Pan-Africanism the creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 the evolution of the OAU into the AU in 2002 the AU’s capacity to address poverty alleviation, conflict management and resolution, peacebuilding and humanitarian intervention.

Author : Frannie Léautier
Publisher : Springer
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137431219

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Leadership in a Globalized World by Frannie Léautier Pdf

This book investigates key issues facing leaders in increasingly complex decision-making environments as a result of globalization. It presents a synthesis and interpretation of academic research in multiple disciplines and integrates it into a practical approach that is readily useable by leaders in government, corporations, and civil society.

Author : Assoc Prof Edward Shizha,Assoc Prof Lamine Diallo
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781472436719

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Africa in the Age of Globalisation by Assoc Prof Edward Shizha,Assoc Prof Lamine Diallo Pdf

This is a collection of bold and visionary scholarship that reveals an insightful exposition of re-visioning African development from African perspectives. It provides educators, policy makers, social workers, non-governmental agencies, and development agencies with an interdisciplinary conceptual base that can effectively guide them in planning and implementing programs for socio-economic development in Africa. The book provides up-to-date scholarly research on continental trends on various subjects and concerns of paramount importance to globalisation and development in Africa (politics, democracy, education, gender, technology, global relationships and the role of non-governmental organisations). The authors challenge the familiar paradigms in order to show how imperfectly, if at all, assumptions about globalisation and development theories have failed in their depictions and applications to Africa. The scholars in this volume both inform and advocate for a re-visioning of perceptions on Africa and how it navigates global processes.

Author : Mills Soko
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781920707286

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South Africa and the World by Mills Soko Pdf

Over the past 20 years the global political economy has experienced its most profound shifts since the onset of the industrial revolution. In South Africa and the World, Mills Soko reflects on some of the salient issues that have pervaded public discourse during this time, analysing them within the context of the contemporary South African political economy and of the country's position in the world. Arranged thematically, the essays were all written during a defining period in recent history, a period that has witnessed, among others, the accession of China to the WTO, the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US, the invention of the iPad, the birth of Facebook, the 2008/9 global financial crisis, Brexit and the global coronavirus pandemic which began at the end of 2019. The turbulent multipolar world demands visionary political and economic leadership, supported by institutions well attuned to contemporary conditions. Such leadership is in short supply. Nor is the existing institutional architecture sufficiently equipped to deal with a complex array of economic, social, environmental, technological and demographic challenges. Mills Soko highlights what has not worked in terms of politics, leadership, foreign policy, the economy, the African development trajectory, corporate ethics, international trade, global governance, and the thread which underlies all these issues – the importance of strong, decisive and accountable leadership. He counters his criticism with what has worked and offers views on how some of the problems that have constrained progress in South Africa and the world can be solved. A central message emerges from his writings: leadership and governance matter, whether in the national or international context. It is a message that permeates all the chapters in the book. And it goes to the heart of what South Africa has gone through over the past two decades and where it is today.

Author : Singumbe Muyeba
Publisher : Author House
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467899819

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Globalisation and Africa in the Twenty-First Century by Singumbe Muyeba Pdf

Globalisation and Africa in the Twenty First Century: A Zambian Perspective is a journey through space and times from Zambia, to Sub Saharan Africa, to the World and Back. It brings out from the author’s experiences growing up in Sub Saharan Africa during the 1990s, the ills in Zambian culture that manifested as a result of the effects of Structural Adjustment Programmes and how Zambia, once a rich and promising country became one of the poorest Nations in the world’s poorest region. As for Sub Saharan Africa’s survival in the twenty first century, Muyeba powerfully argues that without a transformation in the culture of its people, without surplus productivity and without international cooperation, the chances for survival in the twenty first century will continue to diminish even as they are already low.

Author : Richard Gibb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113628411

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Charting a New Course by Richard Gibb Pdf

Author : Robert Mudida
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000416596

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An Emerging Africa in the Age of Globalisation by Robert Mudida Pdf

Since the turn of the century, Africa has been emerging economically, politically and socially and striving to assert itself on the global stage. This book provides an interdisciplinary view of Africa’s struggle to find its unique voice and contribute to the dialogue of international affairs. Highlighting both challenges and opportunities, the book explores the multi-faceted economic, political and social debates that surround Africa’s emergence in a complex, increasingly globalised world. The author provides holistic, complementary and policy-oriented advice to African governments and policymakers on how to cope with new interrelated realities in an age of globalisation. This book will be of great interest to students, academics and researchers in the areas of political economy, international development, global governance, public policy and the international relations of African states. It will also appeal to African leaders, policymakers and governments who seek to increase the ability of their countries to cope with the challenges presented by a globalised world.

Author : Ifedapo Adeleye,Mark Esposito
Publisher : Springer
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319670140

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Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy by Ifedapo Adeleye,Mark Esposito Pdf

This book highlights the key issues, opportunities and challenges facing African firms, industries, cities and nations in their quest to compete successfully in the global economy. Exploring a topic which has grown in importance as Africa faces a period of subdued economic development, this edited collection takes a unique multi-disciplinary, multi-industry and multi-country approach. The authors provide insights into a broad range of issues, including competitiveness measurement and evaluation, sectoral competitiveness of declining and emerging industries, threats of the ‘Dutch Disease,’ and talent competitiveness. This timely book offers a response to the urgent need for the diversification of economies and the advancement of manufacturing in Africa, appealing to scholars of international business and economics.

Author : Onyekachi Wambu
Publisher : Counterpoint LLC
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015073978101

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Under the Tree of Talking by Onyekachi Wambu Pdf

Leadership is one of the issues facing Africa, which is often seen only as a space of famine, conflicts, bad governance and failing statistics. This book contains essays by 18 thinkers and leaders that testifies to hope on the horizon for African societies.

Author : Eric Masinde Aseka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122247203

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Pitfalls of Ideology, Social Policy, and Leadership in Africa by Eric Masinde Aseka Pdf