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Leading an African Renaissance : Opportunities and Challenges.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patterson, Kathleen
Otros Autores: Winston, Bruce
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2016.
Colección:Palgrave studies in African leadership.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface Setting the Stage for African Renaissance; The Beauty andẗheÈPossibilities; Three Underlying Premises; African Leadership asänËntity; African Leadership asḦuman Existence; African Leadership asÈRenaissance; The Societal, theÈCrisis, theÈModels andẗheḦope; Conclusion; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Perspectives in Societal Movements: Change, Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Fortunes; Chapter 1: Converting Cattell's Syntality toÈChange Leadership inÄfrica; Introduction; African Syntality: aÈDormant Change Energy.
  • Converting Cattell's SyntalityDeprogramming theÈSocial Mind; De-traditionalize Inherited Leadership; Moving Communities fromÖverpowering toÈPower-©Building Leadership; Establish Innovation andÈLearning Groups; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: African Leadership asÈJitegemea: AÈModel forÈSustainability; Introduction; Dependency; Sustainability andÈJitegemea; A Model forÈSustainability; Model Constructs; Building Local Confidence; Implementing Local Learning; Developing Greater Capacities inÈLocal People; Mobilizing Local Human Resources andÈLocal Solutions; Leadership asäẄhole.
  • Jitegemea asḦuman Agency andÈFreedomFuture Considerations; Notes; Chapter 3: Entrepreneurship: Unlocking Africa's Riches; Introduction; The Concept ofËntrepreneurship; Definition: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur; Early Thinking Regarding Entrepreneurship; Contemporary View ofËntrepreneurship; Types ofËntrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship inÄfrica: Initiatives andÈChallenges; Entrepreneurial Culture inÄfrica; The Role ofÈSMEs inÄfrica; Definition ofÈSMEs; Importance ofÈSMEs; Employment andẄealth Creation; Seedbed ofÏnnovation; Social andÈPolitical Stability.
  • Challenges Facing SMEs andÈMitigation StrategiesGood Governance andÈLeadership inÄfrica; South Africa; Botswana; Mauritius; Conclusion; Notes; Part II: Perspectives of Crisis: Corruption, Ebola, and Exploitive Leadership; Chapter 4: Leading theẄay inÈBattling Corruption; Introduction; Corruption inÄfrica; Transparency International Corruption Perception Index; Perceived African Corruption Levels; Ethical Leadership andÏnfluence; Ethical Leadership; Role Modelling andÈSocial Learning Influence; Unique Cultural Advantage forÄfrican Leaders; GLOBE Study: Power Distance Implications28.
  • African Power Distance33Leveraging Higher Power Distance; Two Nigerian Studies Illustrating Leader Influence; First Study: Role Modelling; Second Study: Leader Influence ofÈMoral Reasoning Development42; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Renaissance Disclosed: African Leadership inẗheËbola Crisis ofÈ2014; Ebola andÈMbeki: Context Disclosed; Ebola Crisis ofÈ2014; Thabo Mbeki andẗheÄfrican Renaissance; Disconnection: Bringing theÄfrican Renaissance Together; Ideology: Binding theÄfrican Renaissance Together; HIV/AIDS: Testing theÄfrican Renaissance; Three Guiding Questions.