Management Challenges in Different Types of African Firms : Processes, Practices and Performance / edited by Leona Achtenhagen, Ethel Brundin.
Achtenhagen, Leona., editor; Brundin, Ethel., editor
2017
HD62.4-HD62.45
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Title
Management Challenges in Different Types of African Firms : Processes, Practices and Performance / edited by Leona Achtenhagen, Ethel Brundin.
ISBN
9789811045363
9811045364
9789811045363
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4536-3.
Published
Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint : Springer, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (XIII, 238 pages 7 illustrations)
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-10-4536-3. doi
Call Number
HD62.4-HD62.45
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.7096
Summary
This book focuses on management challenges in different types of companies, ranging from small to large, from private to public and from service to manufacturing in the African context. With empirical data from countries as diverse as Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia, it discusses the increasing economic importance of the African continent, covering relevant topics on sustainability and environmental issues, exports, logistics, HR issues, innovation and financial reporting. Through different conceptual insights and empirical case studies, the research presented serves as a useful resource for academics, students, and policy-makers interested in in-depth studies on management challenges in Africa.
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Achtenhagen, Leona., editor
Brundin, Ethel., editor
Series
Frontiers in African business research, 2367-1033
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Part 1: Processes
Chapter 2. Strategic change in the banking industry
Chapter 3. Is Business Process Reengineering (BPR) a Fashion or a Solution? Evidence from a Public University
Chapter 4. Internal and external factors affecting exporting SMEs in Rwanda
Chapter 5. Readiness for change
a systematic literature review
Part 3: Practices
Chapter 6. Sustainable Development Goals, Governance and the Private Sector
Chapter 7. Supply Chain Management Practices and Operational Performance of SMEs in Nairobi County, Kenya
Chapter 8. Exploring the Implications of Low-Cost Leadership and Differentiation Strategies in the East African Community Market: A Perspective of Local Firms
Chapter 9. International Financial Reporting Standards and Capital market in Rwanda
Chapter 10: Strategic Innovation in Management of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Companies in Rwanda
Part 4: Performance
Chapter 11. Cameroon: Innovation, ICT and Combined Effects for Better Performance of Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs)
Chapter 12. Job-Rotation, Utilization of Workshops and Performance of Entrepreneurial Firms in Rwanda: An Empirical study of SMEs in Gasabo District
Chapter 13. Export performance of SMEs in the Rwandan mining sector: Challenges and prospects
Chapter 14. Assessing the Relationship between Employee Motivation and Productivity in Nyagatare District in Rwanda
Part 5. Wrapping Up
Chapter 13. Taking stock and future outlook.

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