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This handbook provides a conceptual discussion of change management and an overview of organizational change in Africa. Additionally, it addresses issues of international concern and comparative aspects of organizational change management.
List of contents
List of figures
List of Tables
List of Appendices
Acknowledgements
Author Bios
- Introduction
Franca Ovadje & Samuel Aryee
Part I Context and Drivers of Change
2. Change Drivers in the Macroeconomic and Sociopolitical Context
Pat Utomi & Chris Akor
3. Firm Internationalization as a Driver of Organizational Change
Chris Ogbechie, Franklin N. Ngwu & Godson Ikiebey
4. Responsible Management Education as a Catalyst for Change
Ijeoma Nwagwu
Part II Understanding the Change Process
5. A Model of Change in the African Context
David B. Zoogah
6. Ubuntu as Essential Inspiration for more Humanistic Organizational Management
Mzamo P. Mangaliso, Nomazengele A. Mangaliso, Bradford J. Knipes, Howard Jean-Denis and Leah Z. B. Ndanga
7. A Model of Change in the African Context: The Circumstantiated OD Model
David B. Zoogah
Part III Leaders as Change Agents
8. Authentic Leaders as Change Agents
Everlyne Misati and Fred O. Walumbwa
9. Human Resource Function as Change Agent
Samuel Aryee
10. Rethinking African Business Elites as Change Agents
George Ferns and Kenneth Amaeshi
11. Change Leaders in the Public Sector: An Interview with Governor Peter Obi
Franca Ovadje and Glory Enyinnaya
Part IV Enhancing Change Implementation
12. Fundamentals of Organisational Culture Change: Who and What really matters in a Nigerian Organisational Context
Theresa A. Chika-James
13. Enhancing Change Implementation through Virtuous Leadership: A Philosophical Discourse
Santiago Martinez
Part V Embedding Change and Building Change Capacity
14. Transformational Change in Africa – A case study of Sustainable Economic Growth in Kenya
Michael JR Butler, Suncan Pavlovic, Anastasia Pavlovic and Bahar Ali Kazmi
15. The Challenge of institutionalizing organizational renewal: A case study of Equity Bank
Franca Ovadje
16. Riding the waves of change: An interview with Mitchell Elegbe, CEO of Interswitch Group
Franca Ovadje
17. Postscript
Franca Ovadje and Sam Aryee
Appendix
About the author
Franca Ovadje is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and the Founder of the Danne Institute for Research, Lagos, Nigeria. She is also a visiting Professor of the Strathmore Business School in Kenya.
Samuel Aryee is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management in Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, UK.
Summary
This handbook provides a conceptual discussion of change management and an overview of organizational change in Africa. Additionally, it addresses issues of international concern and comparative aspects of organizational change management.
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"A key strength of this handbook derives from a creative blend of Western-dominated knowledge on change management with innovative approaches that are inspired by a deep understanding of African cultural norms and orientations. The handbook has an obvious appeal to international and comparative management scholars and students. African managers and managers in international organizations wishing to expand their activities will find it an invaluable source of knowledge on the dynamics of organizational change in Africa." -- Emmanuel Ogbonna, Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour, Cardiff Business School, UK
"This volume is an important tool for both scholars and managers. The handbook covers a very broad range of topics, ranging from institutions and political instability as drivers of change to the roles of leadership, culture, and human resource management in effective management of change. The editors have assembled a broad array of diverse, high-quality contributions from an all-star cast of global scholars, where each chapter is clearly rooted in the distinctive features of the African context. The editors also add value beyond their own contributions with their insightful integration of a broad range of topics presented throughout the volume. This handbook should be required reading for scholars interested in understanding organizational change and executives who must manage the change in their organizations in Africa." -- Bruce T. Lamont, Senior Associate Editor of the Africa Journal of Management, and Jim Moran Eminent Scholar of Business Administration, Florida State University, USA
"Africa presents a novel and poignant context for understanding the multiple influences on organizational change and its leadership. Ovadje and Aryee have assembled an excellent group of contributors who offer excellent theoretical and practical insights about change management in various Af
