Global Leadership, Change, Organizations and Development

✍ Scribed by Banutu-Gomez, Michael Ba

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 343
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, CHANGE, ORGANIZATIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, CHANGE, ORGANIZATIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
CHAPTER 1 The Author’s Philosophy of Leadership
CHAPTER 2 Great African leaders know that all change must start at the top and at the bottom
The Best Leaders Teach Leadership
A Self-evaluation of Leaders’ Leadership Practices
CHAPTER 3 Kenneth Kaunda, Great Leader
Obstacles and Risks
Leadership Qualities and Skills
Leadership Style
Inspiring Others
Lessons Learned
CHAPTER 4 Intergenerational Leadership in Africa
Abstract
Introduction
Defining Organizational Culture
Understanding Traditional African Social Structure
Accountability
Patriotism
Willingness and Openness to Change
Managing Business in Africa or Developing Nations
Commitment for Self-Evaluation
Mistakes Foreign Managers and Leaders Make
The Need to Design a Bottom-up Management System in Africa
Conclusion
CHAPTER 5 Great Leaders Teach Exemplary Followership and Serve as Servant Leaders
Abstract
Exemplary Followership
Leaders Alienating Followers
Leaders Face Problem(s) in Teaching Leadership
Skills of Exemplary Followers
Exemplary Followers and Team
Organizations of the Future
Leaders Transforming People
Position to see the Big Picture
Leaders Measured by the Quality of their Followers
Servant Leadership
Essence of Leadership
Servant Leaders Elicit Trust in Followers
Modern Western Societies
Community Provides Love for Humans
Business Organizations are expected to serve
Modern Organizations Searching for New Mission
Plenty of Innovation
CHAPTER 6 Leading Complex Change in Organizations
Strategies for Leaders in Securing Commitment to Change
Complex Change
CHAPTER 7 History as a Mode of Inquiry in African Governmental Life
CHAPTER 8 Appreciative Governance and Sustainable Development in Africa
Executive Summary
Appreciative Governance
The Meaning and Significance of Sustainable Development in Africa
Appreciative Governance as an Instrument of Sustainable Development in Africa
What we need in Africa - Appreciative, Viable and Vibrant Society
Appreciative Partners and Partnerships
Recommendation Strategies
Conclusion
CHAPTER 9 Understanding Organizations in Action
Introduction
Closed-System Strategy
Open-System Strategy
Choice or Compromise?
The Location of Problems
Rationality in Organizations
Variations in Technologies
Domains of Organized Action
Management of Interdependence
The Acquisition of Power
Defense of Domain
Organizational Design
Balancing Components
Technology and Structure
Internal Interdependence
Departmentalization and Hierarchy
Organizational Rationality and Structure
Boundary-Spanning Structures
The Organization as a Joint Result
The Assessment of Organizations
Variables of Assessment
The Variable Human
The Exercise of Discretion
The Control of Complex Organizations
Co-Alignment: The Basic Administrative Function
CHAPTER 10 The Role Of Teambuildin In The Creation Of High Performance Organizations
The Social Evolution of Teams
Groups in Modern Mass Society
The Role of Small Groups in “The Good Society”
The Individual in a Global Society
Designing the Workplace of the Future
The “Mental Judo” Style of Management
The Democratic Workplace
How Teams Can Create High Performance Organizations
The Integrity-Based Organization
Model of a Team-Oriented Organization
CHAPTER 11 The Influence of the Leadership Practice “Inspiring a Shared Vision”
Abstract
Introduction
The Concept of Organizational Culture Literature Review and Hypotheses
Resistance to Change
Overcoming Resistance to Change
Feedback
Organizational Culture’s Effect on Leadership.
Method
Participants and procedures
METHODOLOGY Research Participants
RESULTS
Implications for Future Research and Research Limitations
Implications for Organizations
Conclusion
CHAPTER 12 Business Opportunity And Practice In The Gambia
Abstract
Introduction
Business Opportunities and Trade Policies in The Gambia
Trade and Industrial Growth Opportunities
Co-Alignment: The Basic Administrative Function in The Gambia
Business Practices in The Gambia
Protocol
Conclusion
CHAPTER 13 Comparative Country Analysis: Ghana, The Gambia and Kenya
ABSTRACT
History
Education
Religion
Way of Life
History
Population
Language
Education
Religion
Way of Life
Inland Kenya
Coastal Kenya
British Colonization
African Opposition to the British
Kenya Under Kenyatta
Moi’s Rule
Recent Developments
Population
Language
Education
Religion
Way of Life
Social Issues
Overview
Foreign Trade
Foreign Direct Investment
Overview
Foreign Trade
Foreign Direct Investment
Overview
Foreign Trade
Foreign Direct Investment
Overview
Business Culture
Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
Corruption
The Best Countries to do Business With/In Domestically-Owned Companies
Foreign-Owned Companies
Conclusion
CHAPTER 14 Training to Change Mindsets: Think Global! By Michael Ba Banutu-Gomez, Delphine Guilmet, Ozzie Ozkok and Ryan J. Waddington
Introduction
Entering a New Market
Global Leader and Cultural Matters
What is a Global Leader?
Recommendations for Training in Global Management
Multiple Choice Questions for Group Discussions
Possible Scenarios for Group Discussions
CHAPTER 15 Understanding and Leading Teams in Organization
Introduction
Team Responsibility
Discipline in a Team Oriented Organization
Team Members Socialization Process
Team Achievement and Team Pride
Team Success
Team Social Stratification
Team Activity
Team Culture
Team Mentoring
Unifying an Organization
Team Effectiveness
Team Efficiency
Team Leadership
Conclusion
CHAPTER 16 Act Global and Put Global Leadership Theories into Practice in your Organization
Managerial activities and behavior affected by level of management, unit size, and lateral interdependence
Planning, clarifying, and monitoring relevant for global leadership effectiveness
The potential benefits and risks of using participative global leadership
Discussion of Global Leadership Competencies
The critical importance of knowledge sharing to Global Leaders
References