Postcolonial Transition and Global Business History - British Multinational Companies in Ghana and Nigeria

Postcolonial Transition and Global Business History is the first in-depth historical study on how British firms sought to adapt over several decades to rapid political and economic transformation in West Africa.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Organizational Legitimacy and the Development Discourse PART I - Managing Postcolonial Transitions Externally 3. Corporate Political Activities before and after Independence 4. Indigenization Programmes and Organizational Legitimacy PART II - Managing Postcolonial Transitions Internally 5. Africanization in Companies and in the Civil Service 6. African Managers in British Businesses 7. Conclusions Appendices Index

About the author

Stephanie Decker is Professor of Strategy at the University of Birmingham Business School, UK, and visiting professor in African Business History at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She is co-editor-in-chief of Business History, on the editorial board of Organization Studies and Accounting History, and Co-Vice Chair for Research and Publications at the British Academy of Management.

Summary

Postcolonial Transition and Global Business History is the first in-depth historical study on how British firms sought to adapt over several decades to rapid political and economic transformation in West Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Decker, Decker Stephanie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.11.2022
• EAN: 9780367428105
• ISBN: 978-0-367-42810-5
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Development, Economic history, Politics & government, International business, Organizational theory & behaviour, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Management & management techniques, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, African History, West Africa, Organizational theory and behaviour, Management and management techniques, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics & Trade