... debates in managing people in Africa. Design/methodology/approach – The papers that constitute this special issue were selected from submissions to various events hosted by the Africa Research Group, a community of scholars committed to researching Africa, and from a more general call...

...Professor Ken Kamoche, Dr Lisa Qixun Siebers, Dr Aminu Mamman and Associate Professor Aloysius Newenham-Kahindi; Vanessa Iwowo Purpose – The subject of leadership in Africa is an increasingly pertinent one that has been approached from various stand-points. Mainstream theoretical perspectives...

...Stephen J. Perkins Ken N.   Kamoche . Sociological Paradigms and Human Resources: An African Context . Aldershot : Ashgate   2000 . 220 pages , ISBN: 1‐84014‐855‐1   £37.50 © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Multiple‐paradigm analysis HRM Africa Comparative...

... and the implications for motivation and management activities. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Work values Motivation Loyalty Status Africa United Kingdom There is increasing evidence showing that Western management theories, of motivation and work values in particular, need to be adapted to local...

.... Explores this theme, focusing particularly on ideas about leadership. Examines leadership patterns in East Asia and Africa. Suggests that no single model of leadership can accommodate significant variations in societal culture and their influence on organizational behaviour. © MCB UP Limited 1997...