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African Leadership : Powerful Paradigms for the 21st Century /

African Leadershipis an edited collection enriched by the people who have lived and experienced indigenous leadership first-hand, demonstrating how African leadership is distinctive from usual Western hegemonic paradigms.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Elkington, Rob (Editor ), Ngunjiri, Faith Wambura (Editor ), Burgess, Gloria J. (Editor ), Majola, Xoliswa (Editor ), Schwella, Erwin (Editor ), Klerk, Nico de (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Halftitle Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Sawubona: Why this Book on African Leadership
  • The Richness of African Leadership (And Followership) Paradigms
  • Concluding Thoughts and the Structure of this Book
  • References
  • Chapter 1: African Leadership: Where Powerful Paradigms are Unearthed Through Radical Scholarship and Scholar-Practitioner Dialogue
  • What is African About African Leadership?
  • How Can We Engage in Radical Scholarship on African Leadership?
  • An Invitation
  • References
  • African Political Leadership
  • Chapter 2: Leadership Capabilities for the 21st Century Development of Africa: A Paradigm Shift in Political Leadership for Economic Emancipation
  • Key Takeaways from this Chapter
  • Development Models and Strategies of Past and Present Political Leadership
  • The New Political Leadership Context
  • The Case for a Paradigm Shift in Political Leadership
  • The Emergent Capabilities for the Political Leadership Context
  • Step I: The Management of the Corpora-Nation
  • Step II: The Nascent Capabilities for Political Leadership
  • Conclusion
  • Reflective Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Political Leadership and Ubuntu for Public Sector Performance in South Africa
  • Introduction
  • The Performance of Public Sector Institutions
  • Performance and Public Sector Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Public Sector Performance Management in South Africa
  • Public Sector Performance
  • A Wicked Problem?
  • Ubuntu, Good Governance, and the Wicked Problem in South Africa
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • African Healthcare Leadership
  • Chapter 4: Empowering Women in Leadership: A Transformational Approach to Redefining Healthcare in Developing African Contexts
  • Key Takeaways from this Chapter:
  • Why We are Failing in African Healthcare Contexts
  • Background and Context
  • Underlying Conditions and Context
  • A Pathway for Enhanced African Healthcare Leadership Reflects...
  • African Healthcare Leadership Thrives When ...
  • Conceptual Framework
  • Discussion and Implications
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Developing Strategic Relationships and Diffusion Networks for Healthcare Innovation: Saving Lives Through Leadership
  • Key Takeaways from this Chapter
  • Context for the Conundrum
  • Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations
  • Adaptive and Complexity Leadership
  • Strategic Influence and Agency
  • Adoption and Diffusion
  • Conceptual Framework
  • A Practice for Promoting Promise
  • Discussion and Implications
  • References
  • Chapter 6: African Healthcare Leadership Lessons From 2014 to 2016 Ebola Crisis
  • Key Takeaways from this Chapter
  • Section I: The Challenge of Ebola for African Healthcare Leadership
  • The Social Context of Healthcare and Disease