The African Context of Business and Society by Omeihe, Kingsley Obi; Harrison, Christian;

Short description:

The New Frontiers in African Business and Society series provides innovative reflections on the nature of business and society across parts of Africa and its emerging economy. Distinguished scholars formulate important answers to the problems within the continent, discovering new avenues of research and pathways forward.

Long description:

The African Context of Business and Society traces the unique and often overlooked and unestimated contours of African business and society, abandoning the flawed assumption that western preconceptions can be directly transplanted? one that has often led to incorrect macro-theorisations.

Africa?s diverse economy has been influenced by historical and cultural change, and The African Context of Business and Society?s novel indigenous viewpoints address topics such as female entrepreneurship, organizational culture, the role of religion on employee trust, authentic leadership and more. Understanding individual and organisational behaviour, the chapters examine the under-researched aspects of Africa?s business and society and both opportunities and constraints.

The New Frontiers in African Business and Society series provides innovative reflections on the nature of business and society across parts of Africa and its emerging economy. Distinguished scholars formulate important answers to the problems within the continent, discovering new avenues of research and pathways forward.

The African Context of Business and Society is an intellectually stimulating volume with interventions that intersect macro and micro economic contexts of doing business in Africa. It captures accentuations of gender dynamics, cultural, religion, leadership and management, service delivery, power, information management and ethics of trust as relevant to Africa. The book advances attempts at decolonising the content of teaching about Africa, with indigenised contributions that not only redefine individual and institutional logics of business transactions as underpinned by sociality, but also provides key stakeholders including potential investors, policy makers, financial institutions as well as SMEs with cues to building legitimacy for sustainable business ventures in Africa?.

Table of Contents:

Foreword; Dominic Elliott

Chapter 1. Introduction to the African Context of Business and Society: The way Forward; Kingsley Obi Omeihe and Christian Harrison

Part One-Business

Chapter 2. Religion a Driver for Employees? Trust in CEOs; Ijeoma Jacklyn Okpanum

Chapter 3. Defining Authentic Leadership: A Developing Economy Perspective; Ibiyemi Omeihe and Christian Harrison

Chapter 4. Managing service productivity in sub-Saharan African banks: The Case of Nigerian knowledge workers; Obafemi Olekanma

Chapter 5. Crafting Organisational resilience through managerial performance: Evidence from Ghana; Victor Atiase, David Sarpong, and Senyo Agbanyo

Part Two-Society

Chapter 6. Cultural Effects on Women?s Entrepreneurial Behaviours in Higher Education Institutions: A Study of the Polygamous Family Firm Context in the Southern Region of Nigeria; Braye Koroye and Lola Dada

Chapter 7. Corporate Governance Principles & The Challenges of High-Power Distance Culture: The Experience of Nigeria?s Employment Terrain; Emeka Oruh and Chianu Dibia

Chapter 8. Contextualizing Sustainability Reporting in Host Communities: An insight from a mining subsidiary in Ghana; Kwame Amoako, Isaac Oduro Amoako, James Tuffour, and Amaning Newman

Chapter 9. The Strength of trust, social norms and entrepreneurship for trade networks: Evidence from Nigerian trader-owned enterprises; Kingsley Obi Omeihe

Chapter 10. Challenges faced by Entrepreneurs in Nigeria: A Study of the Retail Pharmacy Sector; Christian Harrison