001398172 000__ 04209cam\a2200577Mi\4500 001398172 001__ 1398172 001398172 003__ OCoLC 001398172 005__ 20230306153058.0 001398172 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001398172 007__ cr\nn\nnnunnun 001398172 008__ 170519s2017\\\\si\a\\\\o\\\\\000\0\eng\d 001398172 019__ $$a1112874909 001398172 020__ $$a9789811045363 001398172 020__ $$a9811045364 001398172 020__ $$z9789811045363 001398172 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-981-10-4536-3.$$2doi 001398172 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1113627198 001398172 040__ $$aUKBTH$$beng$$epn$$cUKBTH$$dOCLCO$$dADU$$dOCLCF$$dOCLCQ$$dOCLCO$$dOCL$$dOCLCO 001398172 049__ $$aISEA 001398172 050_4 $$aHD62.4-HD62.45 001398172 08204 $$a338.7096$$223 001398172 24500 $$aManagement Challenges in Different Types of African Firms :$$bProcesses, Practices and Performance /$$cedited by Leona Achtenhagen, Ethel Brundin. 001398172 264_1 $$aSingapore :$$bSpringer Singapore :$$bImprint :$$bSpringer,$$c2017. 001398172 300__ $$a1 online resource (XIII, 238 pages 7 illustrations) 001398172 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001398172 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001398172 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001398172 347__ $$atext file 001398172 347__ $$bPDF 001398172 4901_ $$aFrontiers in African Business Research,$$x2367-1033 001398172 5050_ $$aChapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1: Processes -- Chapter 2. Strategic change in the banking industry -- Chapter 3. Is Business Process Reengineering (BPR) a Fashion or a Solution? Evidence from a Public University -- Chapter 4. Internal and external factors affecting exporting SMEs in Rwanda -- Chapter 5. Readiness for change -- a systematic literature review -- Part 3: Practices -- Chapter 6. Sustainable Development Goals, Governance and the Private Sector -- Chapter 7. Supply Chain Management Practices and Operational Performance of SMEs in Nairobi County, Kenya -- Chapter 8. Exploring the Implications of Low-Cost Leadership and Differentiation Strategies in the East African Community Market: A Perspective of Local Firms -- Chapter 9. International Financial Reporting Standards and Capital market in Rwanda -- Chapter 10: Strategic Innovation in Management of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Companies in Rwanda -- Part 4: Performance -- Chapter 11. Cameroon: Innovation, ICT and Combined Effects for Better Performance of Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) -- Chapter 12. Job-Rotation, Utilization of Workshops and Performance of Entrepreneurial Firms in Rwanda: An Empirical study of SMEs in Gasabo District -- Chapter 13. Export performance of SMEs in the Rwandan mining sector: Challenges and prospects -- Chapter 14. Assessing the Relationship between Employee Motivation and Productivity in Nyagatare District in Rwanda -- Part 5. Wrapping Up -- Chapter 13. Taking stock and future outlook. 001398172 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001398172 520__ $$aThis book focuses on management challenges in different types of companies, ranging from small to large, from private to public and from service to manufacturing in the African context. With empirical data from countries as diverse as Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia, it discusses the increasing economic importance of the African continent, covering relevant topics on sustainability and environmental issues, exports, logistics, HR issues, innovation and financial reporting. Through different conceptual insights and empirical case studies, the research presented serves as a useful resource for academics, students, and policy-makers interested in in-depth studies on management challenges in Africa. 001398172 650_0 $$aInternational business enterprises. 001398172 650_0 $$aSmall business. 001398172 650_0 $$aGlobalization. 001398172 650_6 $$aEntreprises multinationales. 001398172 650_6 $$aMondialisation. 001398172 651_0 $$aAfrica$$xEconomic conditions. 001398172 651_6 $$aAfrique$$xConditions économiques. 001398172 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001398172 7001_ $$aAchtenhagen, Leona.,$$eeditor 001398172 7001_ $$aBrundin, Ethel.,$$eeditor 001398172 77608 $$iPrint version: $$z9789811045356 001398172 830_0 $$aFrontiers in African business research,$$x2367-1033 001398172 852__ $$bebk 001398172 85640 $$3Springer Nature$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-10-4536-3$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 001398172 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1398172$$pGLOBAL_SET 001398172 980__ $$aBIB 001398172 980__ $$aEBOOK 001398172 982__ $$aEbook 001398172 983__ $$aOnline 001398172 994__ $$a92$$bISE