Developing Global Leaders: Insights from African Case Studies

Author:   Eva Jordans ,  Bettina Ng’weno ,  Helen Spencer-Oatey
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
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9783030146085


Pages:   367
Publication Date:   15 January 2021
Format:   Paperback
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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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Author:   Eva Jordans ,  Bettina Ng’weno ,  Helen Spencer-Oatey
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.511kg
ISBN:  

9783030146085


ISBN 10:   3030146081
Pages:   367
Publication Date:   15 January 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents 1.              Introduction Eva Jordans, Bettina Ng’weno and Helen Spencer-Oatey Part 1: Foundations 2.              Global leadership: key concepts and frameworks                                                                                                Helen Spencer - Oatey 3.              Leadership in Africa: Past, Present & Future Perspectives Estelle-Marie Heussen – Montgomery and Eva Jordans 4.              The Historical, Political and Demographic Context of Leadership in Africa                                                Bettina Ng’weno   Part 2: Case Studies and Survey findings 5.              Methodology Eva Jordans and Helen Spencer-Oatey 6.              Young Leaders transforming Science in Ghana Yaw Bediako and Eva Jordans 7.              Leadership and culture in corporate organisations in Nigeria Ike Nwankwo, Estelle-Marie Heussen - Montgomery and Eva Jordans 8.              Bridging the generation gap: Perceptions of leadership by senior and young leaders in Tanzania Mwatima Juma and Eva Jordans 9.              Changing leadership perceptions: Leaders in the private sector in Kenya Kanini Mutooni, Bettina Ng’weno and Eva Jordans 10.          Emerging People-oriented Leadership in Rural development in Rwanda Joseph K. Nsabimana and Eva Jordans 11.          Leadership development needs and experiences: Survey findings Helen Spencer-Oatey and Daniel Dauber   Part 3: Implications and applications 12.          Understanding leadership and its development in Africa Eva Jordans, Bettina Ng’weno and Helen Spencer-Oatey  

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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)


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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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