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Table 4.

Summary of the meaning of Ubuntu management principles

Section	Principles	Summary
I – People centeredness	1– People-centred work culture – community, solidarity, commitment	By placing focus on all employees, it fosters a feeling of responsibility to elevate the organisational culture. When employees are happy, it boosts team commitment to achieve organisational goals
	2 – Empowering people – team leadership and shared responsibility	Once all employees share leadership traits, it is easier to achieve the organisation’s goals. Employees use their skills to continually develop the organisation, as responsibility is shared by all
	3 – Transformational leadership – inspire, motivate, influence, support	It reinforces trust and respect in an organisation, as leaders are treated with honour by fellow employees. This allows the leaders to bring about valuable changes in the organisation
	4 – Mentoring – supportive environment	To strengthen people centeredness within an organisation, Ubuntu recommends mentoring. As it aids in developing employees, such that they can grow the organisation
	5 – Shared vision – goal directed	People-centred companies are efficacious, due to employees trying to achieve one vision. This is based on common ground with the interest of the company at the heart
II – Permeable walls	6 – Openness and honesty – supporting relationships and communication	To achieve coordination within an organisation, clear communication is key, which is supported by openness and honesty. This requires the full participation of everyone in the organisation
III – Partisanship	7 – Loyalty to the organisation	Loyalty must be built through strong organisational values. This is achieved by cultivating and promoting collegiality, while reinforcing commitment within an organisation. Organisations should perform the African tradition of “sharing a calabash”, by providing employees with the platform to share their ideas to build the organisation
IV – Progeny	8 – Collective decision-making	Ubuntu uses consensus among employees in arriving at decisions within an organisation, as it based on the need for a
	9 – Sharing power and teamwork	“village to survive”. Ergo, all employees need to participate in decision-making
	9 – Sharing power and teamwork	Power sharing within an organisation creates a sense of equality among employees. It fosters the importance of solidarity, responsibility and effective teamwork
V – Productivity	10 – Continuous employee support and development	Continuously develop employees and provide them with constant support, while magnifying the brand and goals
	11 – An effective team is a team with the right tools	To magnify production, effectiveness and efficiency within an organisation, employees should have access to the correct tools and equipment needed
	12 – Strong organisational value	Effectively organisations will shape and intensification the positive values, which lead to strong employee commitment
	13 – Rewarding employees for the application of the “right culture”	Encourage employees by introducing a reward system, ergo illustrating the benefits the organisational culture to employees

Section	Principles	Summary
I – People centeredness	1– People-centred work culture – community, solidarity, commitment	By placing focus on all employees, it fosters a feeling of responsibility to elevate the organisational culture. When employees are happy, it boosts team commitment to achieve organisational goals
	2 – Empowering people – team leadership and shared responsibility	Once all employees share leadership traits, it is easier to achieve the organisation’s goals. Employees use their skills to continually develop the organisation, as responsibility is shared by all
	3 – Transformational leadership – inspire, motivate, influence,support	It reinforces trust and respect in an organisation, as leaders are treated with honour by fellow employees. This allows the leaders to bring about valuable changes in the organisation
	4 – Mentoring – supportive environment	To strengthen people centeredness within an organisation, Ubuntu recommends mentoring. As it aids in developing employees, such that they can grow the organisation
	5 – Shared vision – goal directed	People-centred companies are efficacious, due to employees trying to achieve one vision. This is based on common ground with the interest of the company at the heart
II – Permeable walls	6 – Openness and honesty – supporting relationships and communication	To achieve coordination within an organisation, clear communication is key, which is supported by openness and honesty. This requires the full participation of everyone in the organisation
III – Partisanship	7 – Loyalty to the organisation	Loyalty must be built through strong organisational values. This is achieved by cultivating and promoting collegiality, while reinforcing commitment within an organisation. Organisations should perform the African tradition of “sharing a calabash”, by providing employees with the platform to share their ideas to build the organisation
IV – Progeny	8 – Collective decision-making	Ubuntu uses consensus among employees in arriving at decisions within an organisation, as it based on the need for a
	9 – Sharing power and teamwork	“village to survive”. Ergo, all employees need to participate in decision-making
	9 – Sharing power and teamwork	Power sharing within an organisation creates a sense of equality among employees. It fosters the importance ofsolidarity, responsibility and effective teamwork
V – Productivity	10 – Continuous employee support and development	Continuously develop employees and provide them with constant support, while magnifying the brand and goals
	11 – An effective team is a team with the right tools	To magnify production, effectiveness and efficiency within an organisation, employees should have access to the correct tools and equipment needed
	12 – Strong organisational value	Effectively organisations will shape and intensification the positive values, which lead to strong employee commitment
	13 – Rewarding employees for the application of the “right culture”	Encourage employees by introducing a reward system, ergo illustrating the benefits the organisational culture to employees