Essentials of General Management in Africa

Essentials of General Management in Africa
Author: Lemayon Lemilia Melyoki
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2021-04-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000408981

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.

Essentials of General Management in Africa

Essentials of General Management in Africa
Author: Lemayon Lemilia Melyoki
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Management
ISBN: 9780367861797

The African Continent -- The Management Process -- Planning -- Organising -- Staffing -- Directing -- Controlling -- Business Ethics.

Research Handbook of Global Families

Research Handbook of Global Families
Author: Yvonne Kallane
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2023-10-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1788112873

With research into the lives of global families becoming an increasing focus worldwide, this Research Handbook is a timely compendium of contemporary scholarship. It aptly describes the work-family interface, delving into the unique dimensions of global family life.

Resolving the African Leadership Challenge

Resolving the African Leadership Challenge
Author: Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2023-01-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1802626778

Resolving the African Leadership Challenge: Insight From History examines leadership in pre-colonial, colonial and postcolonial modern Africa, exploring the origin of Africa’s leadership challenge, and providing lessons to enhance leadership effectiveness.

Essentials of General Surgery

Essentials of General Surgery
Author: Peter F. Lawrence
Publisher:
Total Pages: 460
Release: 1992
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780683048698

Text and Essentials of Surgical Specialties, Second Edition Package

Managing Projects in Africa

Managing Projects in Africa
Author: Project Management Journal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2013-01-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118586786

This special issue of the Project Management Journal presents a collection of six articles on managing projects in Africa. Providing a window into the important project activity taking place there, these articles extend both the empirical and theoretical understanding of the African project context and contribute to improving practice. Each article makes a unique contribution to either our understanding of the African project context or project management in general, and sometimes to both. After an introduction to the African project context at the start of the 21st century, the articles explore: three different countries as well as multinational projects; for-profit, public sector, and development aid projects; infrastructure and information and communication technology; project governance as well as project management; and partnering challenges.

The Essential Manager

The Essential Manager
Author: James W. Cortada
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2015-01-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 111900277X

This book discusses the evolution of management as a profession over the past two decades and how it continues to evolve. It goes on to describe the new style of management and makes recommendations for what today’s and tomorrow’s managers must know and how to work. Offers ways to think about your role as a manager in order to optimize your effectiveness toward uncertain and turbulent changes Discusses current realities in which management currently operates Provides a historical background of managerial practices and how they’ve evolved in the present workplace

South African Human Resource Management

South African Human Resource Management
Author: Ben Swanepoel
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
Total Pages: 876
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780702177507

Book & CD. This fourth edition makes it clear that all who are interested in the sustainability of South Africa -- and Africa -- must put human resource management (HRM) at the very core of the management of organisations generally. The content is aligned to outcomes that are geared towards analytical and critical thinking about the theory and practice of HRM in South Africa. The African context is addressed, and ample information about HRM aspects 'elsewhere in Africa' is provided. This edition breaks away even further from the traditional structure of so many standard HRM textbooks. It challenges a broadening of the 'agenda' and scope of HRM work: HRM is not only about managing employees, but also about managing the work and the people who do the work of and in organisations. This may involve alternative ways of getting the work of organisations done superiorly. This book will help you to apply HRM effectively to achieve its ultimate aim, namely to add value to people, to organisations and to society. This comprehensive book is organised around themes such as: Developing an appreciation for the context of HRM in South Africa; Strategising, designing and planning as preparatory HRM work; Sourcing work talent; Facing the countrys people empowerment challenge; Meeting the reward and care challenge; Handling labour and employee relations challenges; Championing change and transformation; Managing HRM-related information, including HRM and sustainability reporting. Based on most recent theoretical developments, the emphasis is on the practical applications. Samples of relevant documents are included, and an accompanying CD contains a wealth of relevant resources as well as a continuing, integrating case study that serves as a basis for these applications, and individual and group activities. As a package, South African Human Resource Management will be extremely valuable to both current and aspirant managers, and human resource practitioners.

Macroeconomic Policy Formation in Africa - General Issues

Macroeconomic Policy Formation in Africa - General Issues
Author: Karl Wohlmuth
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3643903944

This book examines new macroeconomic policy frameworks for Africa, and it discusses the role of policies for generating sustainable and inclusive growth. The responses of the macroeconomic policymakers in Africa to the Euro crisis and to the recent globalization trends are reviewed and analyzed. The book also analyzes the economics of the "Arab Spring" countries by focusing on the socioeconomic conditions and the economic policy factors that have led to the "Arab Spring" events. Highlighted are the cases of Egypt and Tunisia, and the new strategic and policy frameworks in these countries after the democratic changes. An agenda for comprehensive reforms is presented. (Series: African Development Perspectives Yearbook - Vol. 16)