The African context of business and society

The African Context of Business and Society traces the unique and often overlooked and unestimated contours of African business and society, abandoning the flawed assumption that western preconceptions can be directly transplanted- one that has often led to incorrect macro-theorisations. Africa'...

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Other Authors Obi Omeihe, Kingsley (Editor), Harrison, Christian (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
SeriesNew frontiers in African business and society
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781801178549
DOI10.1108/9781801178525
Physical Description1 online resource (284 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Dominic Elliott
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to the African context of business and society: The way forward / Kingsley Obi Omeihe and Christian Harrison
  • Part one-business
  • Chapter 2. Religion a driver for employees' trust in ceos / Ijeoma Jacklyn Okpanum
  • Chapter 3. Defining authentic leadership: A developing economy perspective / Ibiyemi Omeihe and Christian Harrison
  • Chapter 4. Managing service productivity in sub-saharan African banks: The case of nigerian knowledge workers / Obafemi Olekanma
  • Chapter 5. Crafting organisational resilience through managerial performance: Evidence from Ghana / Victor Atiase, David Sarpong, and Senyo Agbanyo
  • Part two-society
  • Chapter 6. Cultural effects on women's entrepreneurial behaviours in higher education institutions: A study of the polygamous family firm context in the southern region of nigeria / Braye Koroye and Lola Dada
  • Chapter 7. Corporate governance principles & the challenges of high-power distance culture: The experience of nigeria's employment terrain / Emeka Oruh and Chianu Dibia
  • Chapter 8. Contextualizing sustainability reporting in host communities: An insight from a mining subsidiary in Ghana / Kwame Amoako, Isaac Oduro Amoako, James Tuffour, and Amaning Newman
  • Chapter 9. The strength of trust, social norms and entrepreneurship for trade networks: Evidence from nigerian trader-owned enterprises / Kingsley Obi Omeihe
  • Chapter 10. Challenges faced by entrepreneurs in nigeria: A study of the retail pharmacy sector / Christian Harrison.