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10 years of the Africa Journal of Management: A bibliometric analysis Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Katia M. Galdino, Diane Lawong
The Africa Journal of Management (AJOM) is devoted to the advancement of management theory, scholarship, practice, service, and education in or about Africa and for the benefit of Africa. The journ...
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Employee unethical behavior in organizations: A functionalist perspective Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Baniyelme D. Zoogah, Ruby Melody Agbola, Tendy Matenge, George Sundagar Moses Wee
How does unethical behavior of employees manifest in organizations? We answer this question using strain, interest, and ethnos oblige theories in four studies based on data from Ghana and Botswana....
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A case for film as an andragogical tool for business schools in Africa: Trends, challenges and prospects Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Ijeoma G. Ukeni
This article extends the work of existing studies on the development of learners to be ethical leaders in Africa. It makes a case for the use of film as an andragogical tool in the education of adu...
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The effect of employees’ CSR engagement on work outcomes: Empirical evidence from Ethiopia Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Saleamlak Mola, Michael A. Abebe
In this study, we examine the effect of employees’ CSR engagement on work outcomes. Drawing insights from social exchange theory, we propose that employees’ CSR engagement is likely to positively a...
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Ethnic obligation and employee well-being: The moderating role of relative deprivation Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Baniyelme D. Zoogah, William Y. Degbey, Eleanor J. K. Akoto
In this paper, we propose that ethnic obligation is a norm that regulates the obligations of ethnic group members to each other and then examine its effects on well-being in a context where ethnici...
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Regenerative economy: A pathway to a future-ready, sustainable Africa Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Judith L. Walls, Leo Luca Vogel
Africa is experiencing a period of rapid economic growth, booming population, and migration as biodiversity is deteriorating and the climate is warming. Together, these represent grand societal and...
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Closing Keynote Address: 2023 Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) Conference Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Khaled Hassanein
Published in Africa Journal of Management (Vol. 9, No. 3, 2023)
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Contributions of Africa to management and organization science Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Baniyelme D. Zoogah
ABSTRACT Given the increasing globalization of management and organization science (MOS), it has been suggested that scholarly communities examine the contributions of their contexts to the discipline. Accordingly, the contributions from Africa to MOS across the pre-modern, modern, and post-modern eras are examined using generative theory. Evidence from historical, philosophical, anthropological, and
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Opening keynote address from the 2023 AFAM Conference: Sustainability and Green Management Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Mohamed AbdelKarim Chairman, Industrial Development Authority
Published in Africa Journal of Management (Vol. 9, No. 3, 2023)
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Correction Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-08-16
Published in Africa Journal of Management (Vol. 9, No. 4, 2023)
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Host communities’ infrastructural development expectations of multinational mining companies in Ghana’s mining industry Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-08-06 Stanford Nartey, Franklyn A. Manu
ABSTRACT This paper, through an ethnographic research approach, examines the infrastructural development expectations that host communities have of multinational mining companies (MNMCs) and how these expectations influence corporate-community relationships in two of Ghana’s mining districts. Using data triangulation from multiple stakeholder perspectives, two MNMCs ranked among the ten best corporate
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I’m betrayed and I’m gone – unless organizational leaders convince me otherwise: Perceived contract breaches, quitting intentions, and leader-related resources Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Dirk De Clercq, Renato Pereira
ABSTRACT Employees’ perceptions that their organization has not met its promises toward them (i.e., perceived contract breaches) might inform their turnover intentions, in a link that also could be moderated by four relevant leader-related resources – two that reflect how organizational leaders share knowledge (communication efficiency and informational justice) and two that capture the nature of the
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Do smaller businesses pay more bribes? Firm size, informal payments and mitigating strategies in Africa Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-05-19 George Acheampong, John Rand
ABSTRACT In this paper, we sought to understand the effect of firm size on demand for and payment of bribes by African firms and the strategies needed to overcome them. We argued that size represents a selectionist pressure on firms to cede to corrupt demands while strategies (time to formalization, relational intensity and foreign participation) from the adaptive perspective of the organization are
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Exit decision for social venturing entrepreneurs: A conjoint-based study Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-05-15 Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer, Gert van Dijk, Hans van Trijp
ABSTRACT In this paper, we seek to study four options of exit decisions and strategies for Social Venture Entrepreneurs. Due to the small number of practicing Social Venture Investors and Entrepreneurs currently using the Social Venture Entrepreneurship model, data were collected from a heterogeneous group of founders and managers of social ventures across the Netherlands, sub-Saharan Africa, the United
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Examining leaders’ emotional intelligence as a distal antecedent of employee engagement: The role of employee voice and trust in direct leadership Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
ABSTRACT The study investigated leaders’ emotional intelligence (EI) as a distal antecedent of employee engagement, using employee voice and trust in direct leadership as mediating variables. Based on the Affective Event Theory, the study recognized the emotional intelligence of leaders as a proximal antecedent of the work climate (event) which serves to influence employee behavior, such as voice and
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A research agenda for African smart public value governance – Insights from a webinar series Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-04-15 Emamdeen Fohim, Adeelah Kodabux, Amar Seeam
ABSTRACT The article discusses key insights gained from a webinar series that the authors of this article launched when founding the “Centre for African Smart Public Value Governance” (C4SP). As a research centre that aims to improve the quality of public governance approaches in Africa, C4SP invited international scholars and practitioners to talk about their perspectives on “Public Value Governance”
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The role of ambidextrous leadership in developing team-level ambidexterity: Exploring the supporting roles of reflective conversations and ambidextrous HRM Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-01-22 Obinna Alo
ABSTRACT This study highlights how constructs of importance to management in Africa – ambidextrous leadership and team learning – can extend or modify our existing management theories. Adopting an exploratory design with an interpretive philosophy, this study explores how supermarket store managers engage their subordinates in team learning sessions to enable their collective ambidexterity, facilitated
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With a powerful God, all things are possible: A compensatory control account of occupational aspirations among overqualified policemen Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-01-03 Adeola Samuel Adebusuyi
ABSTRACT Research has found occupational aspirations to lead to several positive career and employment outcomes in contexts of high personal agency. However, an investigation into occupational aspirations in contexts of high uncertainty is lacking in the literature. To fill this gap, I investigated occupational aspirations among overqualified policemen whose career plans have been shattered. Specifically
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Evaluation of the quality constructs of a tax management system based on DeLone and McLean IS success model Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-12-31 Godwin Banafo Akrong, Yunfei Shao, Ebenezer Owusu
ABSTRACT We presented a novel method to analyze the impact tax management systems have on users (individual impact) in this study. The interrelationship among the three information system (IS) quality constructs is examined. The study is based on the evaluation undertaken in this paper of DeLone and Mclean’s (D & M) model. Quantitative data are gathered from a related Ghanaian enterprise. The structural
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Are environmental conditions in the eyes of the beholder? Foreign and local firms in Africa Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-12-31 Lilac Nachum, Chris Ogbechie
ABSTRACT International business research has provided substantial empirical evidence that foreign firms investing in countries with adverse environmental conditions may emerge as the main competitors in those countries. Against this backdrop, the dominance of local banks in Nigeria is puzzling. Our exploratory study, designed to investigate this inconsistency, revealed that managers of foreign and
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Acknowledgement Of Reviewers Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-10-26
Published in Africa Journal of Management (Vol. 8, No. 4, 2022)
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Microfoundations of technology cluster emergence in emerging economies: Mindsets of natives and non-natives in Johannesburg, South Africa Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Brett Anitra Gilbert
ABSTRACT Where technology clusters are concerned, extant research has primarily highlighted those that are situated in developed economies. The literature shows that immigrants – those who have moved to a region from other places – have been instrumental in the technology cluster emergence process. However, the heavy emphasis on developed economies has limited our understanding of technology cluster
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Building legitimacy and distinctiveness on Nigerian-Canadian transnational ventures’ websites Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-08-30 Diane A. Isabelle, Mika Westerlund, Victoria Sajuyigbe
ABSTRACT Achieving legitimacy in several markets is crucial for transnational ventures. Moreover, the literature on competitive strategy suggests that distinctiveness from competitors is a major source of competitive advantage for ventures. Nevertheless, our knowledge is sparse on how transnational ventures use claims to build legitimacy and distinctiveness through their website, which is increasingly
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Social capital and firm performance nexus: The role of new product development capability and environmental dynamism in an emerging economy Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-08-30 Patrick Awusak Akanpaaba, Ahmed Agyapong, Henry Kofi Mensah, Samuel Yaw Akomea
ABSTRACT This paper seeks to examine the argument that the social capital and market performance link is more pronounced when it is channelled through the new product development capability of the firm. The study further argues that the indirect effect of social capital on market performance, via new product development capability, is conditional upon levels of environmental dynamism. We tested the
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A Notsie narrative perspective on turnover in the UK financial services industry Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-08-30 David Sarpong, Mairi Maclean, Wuraola Hassan
ABSTRACT Drawing on a cultural perspective from the Global South, Notsie narrative, a West African literary folklore, we explore the high churn rate in the UK financial services industry. Viewing the storied accounts of former financial complaint handlers through a Notsie narrative lens, we examine why they frequently quit their well-paid jobs. Our study elucidates how the relentless pursuit of efficiency
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Special issue editorial: Social innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-08-12 David Littlewood, Giacomo Ciambotti, Diane Holt, Laurel Steinfield
Published in Africa Journal of Management (Vol. 8, No. 3, 2022)
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The making of a makerspace in Ethiopia: A study of legitimacy using Actor-Network Theory Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-08-12 Lucia Corsini
Makerspaces are community-based design and fabrication spaces that enable the development of local solutions. Although the number of makerspaces in Africa is increasing, it is not well understood how these makerspaces deal with legitimacy challenges. This study aims to illuminate the process by which a newly established makerspace in Ethiopia seeks to gain, maintain and defend its legitimacy as a site
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Social entrepreneurs’ learning experience in South African incubators Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Aleia Bucci, Jonathan Marks
ABSTRACT Africa’s strong entrepreneurial spirit and desire for social change has led to growth in social entrepreneurship and incubation throughout the continent. However, there is a limited understanding of how entrepreneurial learning occurs during incubation. This study explored social entrepreneurs’ learning experience in South African incubators. A phenomenological methodology provided a deeper
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Institutions and training: A case of social franchising in Africa Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-07-07 Judith Jacob Iddy, Ilan Alon, Benjamin C. Litalien
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to explore two questions: how do institutions affect knowledge transfer in social franchises in Africa, and does training help social franchises respond to these challenges? Despite advances in the knowledge management literature, our understanding of the role of training in social franchising remains inadequate. Using the qualitative induction methodology, we
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Instigating transformative entrepreneurship in subsistence communities: Supporting leaders' transcendence and self-determination Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-06-07 Steven W. Rayburn, Gideon Ochieng
This research exposes a process of bottom-up development that supports leaders’ transcendent motives and self-determination needs to instigate transformative entrepreneurship within their communities. The process is illuminated by actions taken in development organizations working within subsistence communities. Findings reveal that as community leaders and members served by these organizations experience
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Social entrepreneurs’ use of spatial bricolage to create frugal innovation in a divided urban setting Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Susanne Nilsson, Mikael Samuelsson, Camille Meyer
This study examines how social entrepreneurs mobilize resources to innovate in divided urban settings. Over a period of two years, we followed four social start-up entrepreneurs in the city of Cape Town, South Africa, characterized by some of the highest inequality levels in the world. We analyzed how social entrepreneurs navigate this urban divided context to mobilize resources from both resource-affluent
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How individuals learn to do more with less: The role of informal learning and the effects of higher-level education and unemployment in Ghana Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-03-20 Anne Kristin Pia König, Corinna Vera Hedwig Schmidt, Bastian Kindermann, Marc Alexander Peter Schmidt, Tessa Christina Flatten
ABSTRACT With a rapidly growing population, Africa faces a significant job creation challenge. One solution to this is to encourage local entrepreneurship. Yet, entrepreneurs are facing an environment where resources are scarce. A way to enact entrepreneurial opportunities in such a penurious environment is to use bricolage and create products or services by making do with what is at hand. We support
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The role of leaders in building research cultures in sub-Saharan African universities: A six-nation study Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-03-19 Bill Buenar Puplampu, Stella Nkomo, Yvonne du Plessis, Jolly Byarugaba Kabagabe, Evelyn Chiyevo Garwe, Juliana Namada, Kemi Ogunyemi, Juliet Thondhlana, Inusah Abdul-Nasiru, Añulika Agina, Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah, Rosemary Danesi, Justice Gameli Djokoto, Denise Diana Duncan, Joseph Lekunze, Simon McGrath, Joyce Ndegwa, Nancy Ngowa, Michael Ofori Ntow, Emily Ayieta Ondondo, Ravinder Rena, Maxwell Sandada
ABSTRACT Existing research attributes the problem of weak research productivity of academics in African universities primarily to institutional resource poverty and inadequate research skills. However, there has been little attention to research cultures and the role of leaders in fostering productive ones. Drawing from the literature on organizational culture, this study examines the role of university
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Transfer of ownership for social venture entrepreneurs: A case study in northern Tanzania Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-03-16 Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer, Gert van Dijk, Joost Jongerden, Miguel Rivera-Santos
ABSTRACT Social Venture Entrepreneurs (SVEs) invest in supply chains with the aim to ignite businesses, but with a vision on how to transfer ownership to third parties. The present study explores the definitions and forms of ownership envisioned by local stakeholders and the extent to which these are in line with the SVEs’ way of thinking. Using qualitative case study analysis, perceptions of legal
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Developing sustainable supply chains: Evidence from entrepreneurship training in Ethiopia Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-02-01 Garrick Blalock, Bourcard Nesin, Andrew M. Simons
ABSTRACT Multinational firms often face challenges in integrating host-country suppliers into their global value chains; this is particularly the case in developing economies. Training entrepreneurs is one approach to improve supplier integration. We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to measure the efficacy of entrepreneurship training of unskilled workers’ participation and performance
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Sustainability and global value chains in Africa: Introduction to the Special Issue Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-01-20 Joerg S. Hofstetter, Anita M. McGahan, Brian S. Silverman, Baniyelme D. Zoogah
ABSTRACT The challenges and opportunities facing African organizations reflect a long history of tensions, tragedies, triumphs, and accomplishments in relationships across continental boundaries. For example, Africa has long been a source of critical minerals and other raw materials that are integral to a wide range of global industries, but scholars of management have not integrated an understanding
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The emergence of GVCs for frontier markets: Insights from the African mobile telecommunications industry Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2022-01-06 Mohammad Jahanbakht, Romel Mostafa
ABSTRACT An important gap in the literature on global value chains (GVCs) and bottom-of-the-pyramid markets concerns how GVCs develop to serve frontier markets and what role multinational and local firms play in that process. This paper takes a first step in filling this gap by studying the evolution of Africa’s mobile telecommunications industry. Applying a historical analysis, we find that the emergence
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Digital innovations for transitioning to circular plastic value chains in Africa Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-12-26 Muyiwa Oyinlola, Patrick Schröder, Timothy Whitehead, Oluwaseun Kolade, Kutoma Wakunuma, Soroosh Sharifi, Barry Rawn, Victor Odumuyiwa, Selma Lendelvo, Geoff Brighty, Bosun Tijani, Tomi Jaiyeola, Lukonga Lindunda, Radhia Mtonga, Soroush Abolfathi
ABSTRACT The paper analyzes the current state of plastic value chains in Africa and the potential of digital innovations adopted by African entrepreneurs to contributing to a circular plastic economy. We provide an overview of plastic waste trade to African countries and an assessment of existing digital solutions that can support the transition to a circular plastic economy. The findings show that
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Acknowledgement of Reviewers Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-12-02
(2021). Acknowledgement of Reviewers. Africa Journal of Management: Vol. 7, The Africa–China engagement: Contemporary developments and directions for future research, pp. 522-523.
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Examining leadership preferences of working adults in Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-09 W. Randy Evans, Romie Frederick Littrell, Nai H. Lamb, Bradley Kirkman
ABSTRACT Do traditional, gender-based expectations and widely disseminated notions of African culture apply to preferred leadership behaviors in African nations? This study examines leadership preferences of working adults in Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia using the Leader behavior Description Questionnaire-XII (LBDQXII), a theoretical model of explicit leader behavior. Contrary to the premises of Social
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Exit strategies for social venture entrepreneurs in sub-Sahara Africa: A literature review Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-08-19 Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer, Gert Van Dijk, Joost Jongerden
ABSTRACT This paper reviews exit strategies for social venturing entrepreneurs. Exit is important for social venture entrepreneurs because they do not intend to stay in perpetuity in businesses they establish in the countries and communities where such businesses are set up. The paper, factoring in the two motives of social impact and financial returns, argues that social venture entrepreneurs who
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Introduction to the Africa Journal of Management Supplement: The journey continues Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-09 Moses N. Kiggundu, Bruce T. Lamont
(2021). Introduction to the Africa Journal of Management Supplement: The journey continues. Africa Journal of Management: Vol. 7, Advancing the practice of operations management and innovation to drive Africa forward in the era of the 4th industrial revolution, pp. 1-5.
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Introduction to the Supplement: Advancing the practice of operations management and innovation to drive Africa forward in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-09 Aaron Luntala Nsakanda
ABSTRACT The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is paving the way for new and disruptive approaches to managing operations, innovation, and supply chains. Africa cannot ignore this revolution and afford to stand by while the rest of the world moves forward. In this paper, I invite scholars in the broader field of operations management and innovation to take part in the dialogue, undertake research
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Managing the dependency of focal firms on innovative suppliers: A qualitative study of automotive manufacturers in South Africa Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-09 Assilah Agigi, Kelvinne Mocke, Iman Carrim, Logan Keen
ABSTRACT Supply chain innovation (SCI) has been cited as a key source of competitive advantage. Previous studies have focused on the role of suppliers as a valuable source of innovation. OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) are constantly faced with dramatic changes and the need to constantly innovate. Literature has investigated how focal firm’s innovation requirements are passed on to suppliers
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Supply chain design dimensions for supply chain resilience in the South African fast-moving consumer goods retail industry Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Nkechi D. Neboh, Thokozani P. Mbhele
ABSTRACT This paper intends to empirically establish the supply chain design dimensions that influence the ability of retailers in South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry to perform effectively with resilience. It further examines the extent of supply chain design dimensions impacting the variance on resilience in this industry. The study surveyed managers and supervisors of major
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The Africa–China engagement: Contemporary developments and directions for future research Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-06-25 Ken Kamoche, Saileshsingh Gunessee, Nana K. Kufuor
ABSTRACT The Africa–China engagement continues to attract attention from scholars and the media, and is increasingly characterized by controversy and conjecture. This special issue sought to re-examine the engagement against this backdrop, to provide a forum where some important aspects of this engagement might be debated with reference to contemporary research, and to identify some possible avenues
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The future of work in Africa in the era of 4IR – The South African perspective Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-06-15 Marcia Mkansi, Nico Landman
ABSTRACT Although the correlation between technology and the changing labor landscape has been the subject of much research, there are growing concerns regarding the rise of automation and its impact on the job market. Research focus has been on jobs that are most likely to be affected by automation in the era of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Very little, if any research has examined universities’
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Moderating effect of supply chain complexity in governance mechanisms and operational performance relationship: Evidence from a sub-Saharan African market Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-06-15 Emmanuel Kwabena Anin, Nathaniel Boso, David Asamoah
ABSTRACT This study draws on the tenets of transaction cost economics to examine the moderating effect of supply chain complexity on the relationship between formal control and social control mechanisms, and operational performance. The study argues that under conditions of increased supply chain complexity, the effect of formal control mechanism on operational performance is weakened while the effect
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How interfirm governance mechanisms and capabilities determine supply chain responsiveness in small businesses: Evidence from an African market Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-06-11 Dominic Essuman, David Asamoah, Emmanuel Kwabena Anin
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether supply chain capabilities (i.e., collaboration and coordination) mediate the relationships between interfirm governance mechanisms (i.e., formal control and social control) and supply chain responsiveness in the context of small businesses. Using survey data from 331 small businesses in Ghana, we find that interfirm governance mechanisms are not directly related
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Does extant work-family research generalize to African Nations? Meta-analytic tests Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-05-20 Jenny M. Hoobler, Suzanne Gericke, Eileen Koekemoer
ABSTRACT This study explores the question of the generalizability of extant work-family research, most of which has been conducted in Western cultural contexts, to workers in African nations. We conducted a meta-analysis of African research (55 studies, N = 16,162), comparing means for work-family conflict (WFC) and enrichment (WFE) to those same means in Western studies, finding no difference. We
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The work-family interface and polygamy in Africa: A demands-resources perspective Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-05-28 Ifeyimika O. Ogunyomi, Wendy J. Casper
ABSTRACT Work-family (WF) research in Africa has just begun to address unique elements of work and family relationships on this continent. In this paper, the relationships between family demands and resources in polygamous homes and family-to-work conflict and enrichment are put forward. Although some WF research has begun to broaden the definition of family to include extended family members, to date
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Using social practice approaches for strategic management research in Africa: an example, design considerations and potential contributions Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-05-06 William Phanuel Kofi Darbi, Stanley Coffie
ABSTRACT African management theories and practices have received scant scholarly attention in organization and management literature. The recognition for vast opportunities for developing, adapting and extending management concepts, theories and practices in situ has become topical. Scholars have responded thus far, as a bourgeoning body of Africa-centric management and organization knowledge is gradually
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Firm-specific orientations and manufacturing capability under institutional voids Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-05-06 Deusdedit Augustine Rwehumbiza
ABSTRACT Manufacturing capability (MC) is widely considered to depend on a strategic orientation of firms and institutional support. Remarkably, little is known about the influence of firm-specific orientations on manufacturing capability under institutional voids. This study examines the extent to which learning orientation (LO) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) influence institutional support
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Mobile money adoption in rural Rwanda: A domestication perspective Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-04-30 Marthe Uwamariya, Claudia Loebbecke, Stefan Cremer
ABSTRACT With this explorative research, we investigate if and how farmers in Rwanda adopt mobile money, or m-money, and integrate it into their everyday life to foster their economic development and social well-being. To this end, we adapt a domestication perspective and base our research on qualitative evidence from 72 semi-structured interviews with farmers in rural Rwanda. Our findings reveal that
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INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE: Preliminary investigations into the COVID-19 pandemic and management in Africa Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Moses Acquaah, Rebecca Namatovu, Moses N. Kiggundu
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and restrictions taken by African governments to mitigate the spread of the virus have adversely affected the lives of people, health systems, organizations, society, and national economies. In this special issue, we take the initial steps in providing a broad overview of the effects of the pandemic and the management implications for Africa
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Business management education in the African context of (post-)Covid-19: Applying a proximity framework Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-02-22 Sherwat E. Ibrahim, Alan F. Fowler, Moses N. Kiggundu
ABSTRACT What happens when Covid-19 meets Africa? To find answers, this article examines tertiary management education delivered by the continent’s business schools in the context of Africa’s susceptibilities to the pandemic. The concept of proximity is applied as an axiomatic analytic complement to Covid’s transmission pathways impacting on the psychosocial foundation of human relations, people’s
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Alone or in company? Cultural orientation, strategic response and COVID-19 outcomes Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-02-26 Baniyelme D. Zoogah, Benedicta S. Quao, Vincent H. T. Musah, Patience O. Ahwireng
ABSTRACT The respiratory disease, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which began in December 2019, and became a pandemic in early 2020, has posed critical challenges not only for nations and businesses but also individuals. As a result, management scholars are examining organizational and management antecedents and effects of COVID-19. Leveraging crisis management as the overarching theory we report
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The performance implications of strategic responses of SMEs to the covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from an African economy Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-02-21 Suzzie Owiredua Aidoo, Ahmed Agyapong, Moses Acquaah, Samuel Yaw Akomea
ABSTRACT How does the use of adaptive resilience (perseverance and retrenchment) as a strategic response influence the performance of SMEs during catastrophic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic? This study examines how adaptive resilience in the form of perseverance and retrenchment has influenced the performance of SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also investigate the indirect effects of adaptive
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Responding to COVID-19: Insights from African firms Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-02-17 Rebecca Namatovu, Marcus M. Larsen
ABSTRACT The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is underscored by its systemic distortion of socioeconomic and political agendas around the world. It has disproportionately affected fragile states, and has exposed economies with inefficient safety nets. In this article, we contend that while the uncertainty occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for many African firms, the situation
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The impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Judy N. Muthuri, Aditya Jain, Arthur A. O. Ndegwa, Shadrack Mwakio Mwagandi, Naa Dedei Tagoe
ABSTRACT Artisanal and small-scale miners are facing unprecedented challenges due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The paper adopts a practice-based approach to examine the impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) practices in sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights the informality of ASM and discusses how the Ghana and Kenya governments’ measures have significantly