Developing Global Leaders: Insights from African Case Studies

✍ Scribed by Eva Jordans, Bettina Ng’weno, Helen Spencer-Oatey

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 378
• Series: Palgrave Studies in African Leadership
• Edition: 1st ed. 2020
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv
Introduction (Eva Jordans, Bettina Ng’weno, Helen Spencer-Oatey)....Pages 1-4
Front Matter ....Pages 5-5
Global Leadership: Key Concepts and Frameworks (Helen Spencer-Oatey)....Pages 7-28
Leadership in Africa: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives (Estelle-Marie Heussen-Montgomery, Eva Jordans)....Pages 29-58
The Historical, Political, and Demographic Context of Leadership in Africa (Bettina Ng’weno)....Pages 59-87
Front Matter ....Pages 89-89
Methodology (Eva Jordans, Helen Spencer-Oatey)....Pages 91-101
Young Leaders Transforming Science in Ghana (Yaw Bediako, Eva Jordans)....Pages 103-132
Leadership and Culture in Corporate Organizations in Nigeria (Ike Nwankwo, Estelle-Marie Heussen-Montgomery, Eva Jordans)....Pages 133-175
Bridging the Generation Gap: Perceptions of Leadership by Senior and Young Leaders in Tanzania (Mwatima Juma, Eva Jordans)....Pages 177-210
Changing Leadership Perceptions: Leaders in the Private Sector in Kenya (Kanini Mutooni, Bettina Ng’weno, Eva Jordans)....Pages 211-257
Emerging People-Oriented Leadership in Rural Development in Rwanda (Joseph K. Nsabimana, Eva Jordans)....Pages 259-293
Leadership Development Needs and Experiences: Survey Findings (Helen Spencer-Oatey, Daniel Dauber, Eva Jordans)....Pages 295-316
Front Matter ....Pages 317-317
Understanding Leadership and Its Development in Africa (Eva Jordans, Bettina Ng’weno, Helen Spencer-Oatey)....Pages 319-333
Back Matter ....Pages 335-367

✦ Subjects

Business and Management; Business Strategy/Leadership; African Business; Organization