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Exit strategies for social venture entrepreneurs in sub-Sahara Africa: A literature review 撒哈拉以南非洲社会风险企业家的退出策略:文献综述

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-08-19 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1944715

A. T. K. Nuer, Gert van Dijk, J. Jongerden

引用次数: 1

Managerial ties and access to finance in weak institutional contexts: Does CEO duality matter? 薄弱制度背景下的管理关系和融资渠道:CEO的双重身份重要吗?

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-19 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1944714

Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong, Tazeeb S. Rajwani

引用次数: 2

Introduction to the Africa Journal of Management Supplement: The journey continues 《非洲管理杂志增刊》导言:旅程还在继续

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-09 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1935792

M. Kiggundu, B. Lamont

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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) 增刊简介：推进运营管理和创新实践，推动非洲在第四次工业革命（4IR）时代向前发展

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-09 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1930692

A. L. Nsakanda

{"title":"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)","authors":"A. L. Nsakanda","doi":"10.1080/23322373.2021.1930692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2021.1930692","url":null,"abstract":"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 to advance Africa in the 4IR era, publish their work to ensure that what happens in Africa does not remain in Africa, and inspire or be inspired by others around the world. Consequently, I provide an overview of four papers that were presented at the second African Operations Management Conference in 2019. The conference was hosted by the University of South Africa in partnership with the Africa Automation Fair. These papers focus on the readiness of academic institutions to produce graduates that possess 4IR skill sets, the options available to firms to manage their dependency on suppliers’ supply chain innovation, the design dimensions that impact a supply chain network to perform effectively and operate with resilience while facing disruptions, and the individual components of contractor commitment to incorporate into the decision-making process to deliver road infrastructure projects in a sustainable and socially responsible manner.","PeriodicalId":37290,"journal":{"name":"Africa Journal of Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23322373.2021.1930692","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45609415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Managing the dependency of focal firms on innovative suppliers: A qualitative study of automotive manufacturers in South Africa 管理重点企业对创新供应商的依赖：对南非汽车制造商的定性研究

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-09 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1930740

A. Agigi, K. Mocke, Iman Carrim, Logan Keen

{"title":"Managing the dependency of focal firms on innovative suppliers: A qualitative study of automotive manufacturers in South Africa","authors":"A. Agigi, K. Mocke, Iman Carrim, Logan Keen","doi":"10.1080/23322373.2021.1930740","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2021.1930740","url":null,"abstract":"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. Dependency on suppliers for SCI, however, is less understood. This study explored how firms manage dependency on suppliers for SCI. The qualitative study consisted of 10 semi-structured interviews with OEMs operating in South Africa. Employing resource dependency theory (RDT), relational view (RV) and absorptive capacity (AC), the study outlines strategies to manage dependency on suppliers. Three main strategies were explored, namely, building internal capability by promoting innovation internally, long-term relationships with suppliers and the influence of absorptive capacity and learning in reducing dependency on suppliers for SCI. Findings show that firms employ these strategies in isolation while highlighting the potential for an integrated approach. The study suggests ways in which firms can continue to work with their suppliers and still unlock benefits that reduce their dependency on suppliers.","PeriodicalId":37290,"journal":{"name":"Africa Journal of Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23322373.2021.1930740","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41828206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Contractor commitment and the delivery of road infrastructure projects in Uganda: A practitioner perspective 乌干达道路基础设施项目的承包商承诺和交付:一个实践者的视角

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-07 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1930695

Andrew Emejeit, O. P. Nagitta, Michael Okoche, M. Mkansi

{"title":"Contractor commitment and the delivery of road infrastructure projects in Uganda: A practitioner perspective","authors":"Andrew Emejeit, O. P. Nagitta, Michael Okoche, M. Mkansi","doi":"10.1080/23322373.2021.1930695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2021.1930695","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between commitment (specifically the affective, continuance and normative aspects of commitment) and the delivery of road infrastructure in Uganda. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design with a sample of 266 that was purposively selected from road project engineers related to the Uganda National Roads Authority, the Ministry of Works and Transport, and the Uganda National Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Exploratory factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings indicate that all three indicators of commitment (affective, continuance, and normative) significantly affect the delivery of road infrastructure projects, though in varying degrees. The researchers recommend the implementation of mechanisms to enhance the three forms of commitment in the delivery of road infrastructure projects in Uganda. Notwithstanding other factors, the paper makes a contribution to the area of road construction in the developing country context by extending previous qualitative findings which focused solely on a case-based approach. This will enable policymakers and practitioners to gain an appreciation of the key dimensions of contractor commitment that may influence the delivery of road infrastructure projects in developing countries.","PeriodicalId":37290,"journal":{"name":"Africa Journal of Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23322373.2021.1930695","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47017189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Social capital and project management success in a developing country environment: Mediating role of knowledge management 发展中国家环境中的社会资本与项目管理的成功：知识管理的中介作用

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1927450

Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah, Moses Acquaah, Ebenezer Adaku, Samuel Famiyeh

{"title":"Social capital and project management success in a developing country environment: Mediating role of knowledge management","authors":"Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah, Moses Acquaah, Ebenezer Adaku, Samuel Famiyeh","doi":"10.1080/23322373.2021.1927450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2021.1927450","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Despite significant investments in projects by organizations, governments, and international development agencies in developing countries, many of the projects have failed and continue to fail due to budget overruns, inability to complete projects on time, and poor-quality outcomes. We draw on social capital theory and knowledge management to argue that individuals can leverage the resources embedded in the trust among other project participants, and the norms and values shared by the project participants and employees in an organization to enable them acquire, share and exploit knowledge for achieving project management success. Based on data collected from individuals engaged with projects in Ghana, this study tests a model in which knowledge management processes mediate the relationship between social capital and project management success. Our findings indicate that while trust is very important in the acquisition and sharing of knowledge, shared norms are very important in the sharing and exploitation of knowledge for project management success. Further, we find that the impact of norms and trust on project management success is mediated by knowledge sharing, and knowledge exploitation.","PeriodicalId":37290,"journal":{"name":"Africa Journal of Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23322373.2021.1927450","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47149355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 7

Examining leadership preferences of working adults in Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia 研究加纳、肯尼亚和赞比亚在职成年人的领导偏好

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1927447

W. Evans, R. Littrell, Nai H. Lamb, Bradley L Kirkman

{"title":"Examining leadership preferences of working adults in Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia","authors":"W. Evans, R. Littrell, Nai H. Lamb, Bradley L Kirkman","doi":"10.1080/23322373.2021.1927447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2021.1927447","url":null,"abstract":"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 Role Theory, males and females did not differ significantly in their preferences for the 12 leadership behaviors represented in the LBDQXII. The behaviors of Initiating Structure and Integration were most preferred, and the behaviors of Tolerance of Uncertainty and Tolerance of Freedom were the least preferred. Based on socio-cultural experiences at the nation-level, findings revealed that working adults in Ghana and Zambia have comparable leadership behavior preferences, with similarities found for seven of 12 leadership behaviors. Working adults in Kenya, however, with dissimilar socio-cultural experiences compared to Ghana and Zambia, reported different preferences for 10 of the 12 leadership behaviors. Overall, our findings revealed that popular generalizations that view African nations with singular assumptions are not warranted.","PeriodicalId":37290,"journal":{"name":"Africa Journal of Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23322373.2021.1927447","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42951878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Supply chain design dimensions for supply chain resilience in the South African fast-moving consumer goods retail industry 南非快速消费品零售业供应链弹性的供应链设计维度

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1930742

N. Neboh, T. P. Mbhele

{"title":"Supply chain design dimensions for supply chain resilience in the South African fast-moving consumer goods retail industry","authors":"N. Neboh, T. P. Mbhele","doi":"10.1080/23322373.2021.1930742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2021.1930742","url":null,"abstract":"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 South African supermarkets within the FMCG industry and employed univariate and multivariate methods to analyze the data collected. The paper established that technology advancement, economic influence, environmental changes, desired supply chain outcomes, and transport networks are the supply chain design dimensions with the most impact on the capability of the retail industry to perform efficiently and effectively with resilience. Furthermore, the paper revealed that transport networks, as an integral part of retail industry, impact the most on the variance of resilience for product availability. The findings imply that, despite the susceptibility to external and internal disruptions, performance and operations with resilience resonate with proper investments in technology, the available capacity under turbulent economic behavior, and a transport network for better customer experience. The paper further acknowledges the disruptive environmental changes, desired supply chain outcomes, and the need for a supply chain design for resilience in the retail industry.","PeriodicalId":37290,"journal":{"name":"Africa Journal of Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23322373.2021.1930742","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49097680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Examining the dominant models and theories of international staffing policies and practices through the lenses of the African context and Chinese multinational construction enterprises in Africa 通过非洲背景和中国在非洲的跨国建筑企业考察国际人事政策和实践的主流模式和理论

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-06-25 DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1934799

A. Mamman, Q. Wen

{"title":"Examining the dominant models and theories of international staffing policies and practices through the lenses of the African context and Chinese multinational construction enterprises in Africa","authors":"A. Mamman, Q. Wen","doi":"10.1080/23322373.2021.1934799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2021.1934799","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT International staffing policies and practices of Chinese enterprises in Africa have given rise to a number of observations, critical comments, empirical support and rebuttals. One of the areas of research and critique has been the implications of the staffing policies and practices for knowledge and skills transfer to their African hosts. The availability of local skills and talent as constraints to change employment practices by Chinese enterprises has also received attention of researchers. We argue that the dominant international staffing models and theories are inadequate for a comprehensive understanding and critiquing of staffing practices of Chinese MNEs in Africa. Therefore, this paper adopted Zoogah, D. B., Peng, M. W., and Woldu, H. (2015a. Institutions, Resources, and Organizational Effectiveness in Africa. Academy of Management Perspectives, 29(1), 7–31) dynamic African business environment context to interrogate the utility of the dominant international staffing models and theories in order to understand and explain Chinese staffing policies and practices in Africa. The paper also used Chinese Multinational Construction Enterprises (CCMNEs) as a lens through which to examine the relevance of the African context. The paper advances a series of questions to guide future research. We argue that if pursued, the questions can help further our understanding of why the staffing policies and practices of multinational companies from emerging economies in Africa might focus on recruiting PCNs and the casualization of African workers.","PeriodicalId":37290,"journal":{"name":"Africa Journal of Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23322373.2021.1934799","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46294443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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