LEAD: Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the African Diaspora

This book considers the new business environment of modern-day Africa, addressing how management styles must adapt to societal changes across the continent. As investment in the continent grows and African businesses begin to look beyond their own borders, there comes a real need to understand leadership from an Afro-centric perspective. This book explores the similarities and differences across African countries, compares them with other regions, and identifies particular cultural realities that managers must consider in order to be successful in the new business environment of modern Africa.Building on their Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the African Diaspora (LEAD) research project, the authors provide an empirical understanding of African leadership styles and how businesses can harness these more effectively. Drawing on the African Diaspora’s values, beliefs, and preferences, as well as anecdotal material from African academics and managers, this book grants a realistic view of leadership in various African countries including Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa. It will be invaluable to academics, students, and anyone interested in African and global business leadership from a non-Western perspective.

About the Author

Terri R. Lituchy is the PIMSA Distinguished Chair at CETYS Universidad in Mexico. Her current project, LEAD, has received many awards as well as grants from SAMS, the SHRM Foundation, Emerald Publishing, McMaster University, University of the West Indies, Concordia University, and SSHRC. Dr. Lituchy has over 35 published journal articles and has written Successful Professional Women of the Americas , Gender and the Dysfunctional Workplace , and Management in Africa . Bella L. Galperin is Professor of Management and Associate Director of the TECO Energy Center for Leadership at the John H. Sykes College of Business at The University of Tampa, USA. She has published in a variety of journals including the Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, and Leadership Quarterly. She is the former Associate Editor of Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal and served as President of International Society for the Study of Work and Organizational Values. Betty Jane Punnett is Professor Emeritus with the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies. She has published over 50 papers in referred international journals and has edited several special issues, including the CJAS issue on Leadership in Africa and the Diaspora and IJCCM on metaphors and management in the Caribbean. She is the author of Management: A Developing Country Perspective and Management in Africa , International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources , and Experiencing International Business and Management .