Developing Global Leaders: Insights from African Case Studies de Eva Jordans

Developing Global Leaders: Insights from African Case Studies: Palgrave Studies in African Leadership

Autor Eva Jordans, Bettina Ng’weno, Helen Spencer-Oatey

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This book is a timely guide on what constitutes effective leadership in Africa. It explores how today’s leaders in Africa perceive their role, the challenges they experience, and how they operate effectively as leaders. In the era of globalization, there is an increasing need to offer guidance on how leaders can adjust their leadership style to suit situational contexts. Drawing on case study and survey data, this book illustrates to scholars and leaders worldwide the vision of leadership that is emerging in Africa. It will contribute to the development of a new community of global leaders, integrating cutting-edge knowledge on leadership development in Africa.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030146054
ISBN-10: 3030146057
Pagini: 347
Ilustrații: XXIV, 367 p. 60 illus., 45 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2020
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Palgrave Studies in African Leadership

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1. Introduction.- 2. Global Leadership: Key Concepts and Frameworks.- 3. Leadership in Africa: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives.- 4. The Historical, Political, and Demographic Context of Leadership in Africa.- 5. Methodology.- 6. Young Leaders Transforming Science in Ghana.- 7. Leadership and Culture in Corporate Organisations in Nigeria.- 8. Bridging the Generation Gap: Perceptions of Leadership by Senior and Young Leaders in Tanzania.- 9. Changing Leadership Perceptions: Leaders in the Private Sector in Kenya.- 10. Emerging People-oriented Leadership in Rural Development in Rwanda.- 11. Leadership Development needs and Experiences: Survey Findings.- 12. Understanding Leadership and Its Development in Africa.

Recenzii

“This book examines leadership through a new lens, demonstrating a high level of scientific analysis through an interdisciplinary approach addressing both theory and practice. Scholars, graduate students, and nongovernmental organizations, as well as policy makers in government will find the book very rewarding.” (Felix Kiruthu, Governance, Vol. 34, 2021)

Notă biografică

Eva Jordans has been an executive company director, a professional consultant, and a management trainer in both the public and private sectors. She has over 25 years of experience supporting leadership and institutional development in Asia, Africa and Europe. She has a track record in international project management, global leadership development and executive directorship. She currently works as an independent management consultant supporting development programs across Africa and Asia.

Dr. Bettina Ng ’weno is Associate Professor of African American and African Studies at the University of California, Davis, USA. Trained as an anthropologist she works on issues of space, property, race and ethnicity, social justice, citizenship and states within Latin America and Africa. She authored the book Turf Wars: Territory and Citizenship in the Contemporary State (2007) and is currently the co-director of the Mellon research initiative Reimagining Indian Ocean Worlds.

Dr. Helen Spencer-Oatey is Professor at the University of Warwick, UK. She works on issues of communicating and relating across social groups. Her books, both monographs and edited collections, include Culturally Speaking (2000/2008); Handbook of Intercultural Communication (2008, with Helga Kotthoff); Intercultural Interaction (2009, with Peter Franklin); and Intercultural Politeness (forthcoming, with Daniel Kádár).

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This book is a timely guide on what constitutes effective leadership in Africa. It explores how today’s leaders in Africa perceive their role, the challenges they experience, and how they operate effectively as leaders. In the era of globalization, there is an increasing need to offer guidance on how leaders can adjust their leadership style to suit situational contexts . This book illustrates how leadership can be developed and incorporates practical suggestions and tools for current and forthcoming leaders in Africa. It will contribute to the development of a new community of leaders integrating cutting-edge knowledge on leadership development in Africa.

Caracteristici

Contributes to the fostering of a new community of global leaders in Africa and beyond Uses personal leadership experiences to illustrate different leadership styles, and how leaders deal with challenges Provides insights into the perspectives of young African leaders on leadership Addresses a growing need to internationalize insights on leadership with perspectives from Africa.

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