Responsible Management in Africa, Volume 1: Traditions of Principled Entrepreneurship

by Kemi Ogunyemi (Editor), Omowumi Ogunyemi (Editor), Amaka Anozie (Editor)

Overview

Africa is one of the world’s oldest economies, yet little is known about the wisdom that traditionally guided responsible management, with most work in the field employing Western perspectives. Responsible Management in Africa brings African voices to complement existing knowledge and practice by presenting indigenous values and practices that promote responsible business.

From the Zunde Rambo philosophy in managing organisations in Zimbabwe and judicious business applications of Ubuntu and Batho Pele principles in South Africa, to lessons from an intergenerational business in Yorubaland, Nigeria; from Akan management styles and gold trade in ancient Ghana to the impact of acculturation on management in Morocco and Tunisia and the system that fortified responsible business in Uganda, and more, this volume brings African worldviews to the fore of humanism and ethics in management. The chapters present academic perspectives and hands-on applications of approaches to managing responsibly, especially regarding integrating ethical practices into business and assuring sustainability through ethical profitability.

Responsible Management in Africa delivers a rich reservoir of indigenous value-narratives based on a well-balanced philosophical anthropology, with the aims of enriching global knowledge, in the philosophy of management and in business ethics, and of contributing much-needed insights for leaders around the world to manage enterprise responsibly, be it public or private sector.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781802624380
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date:	07/11/2022
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Kemi Ogunyemi has a degree in law from University of Ibadan, an LLM from University of Strathclyde, and MBA and PhD degrees from Pan-Atlantic University. She teaches business ethics, managerial anthropology, self-leadership, and sustainability management at Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.

Omowumi Ogunyemi obtained her first degree in medicine and surgery. She worked as a medical practitioner in Nigerian hospitals before her post-graduate studies in Philosophy. She holds a licentiate degree (masters) and a PhD (Anthropology and Ethics). She teaches at the Institute of Humanities, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.

Amaka Anozie holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a Bachelor of Theology (summa cum laude) from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Italy. She works at Lagoon School, Lagos, while leading and facilitating sessions in youth leadership programmes for tertiary institutions across the country.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Indigenous African Wisdom and its Orientation to the Common Good: Responsible Leadership and Principled Entrepreneurship; Kemi Ogunyemi, Omowumi Ogunyemi, and Amaka Anozie
Chapter 2. Responsible Management in Pre-Colonial Africa: Insights from Ancient Egyptians and the Ndop Iron Industry of the 1800th Century in Cameroon; Fonteh Amungwa
Chapter 3. Indigenous Responsible Management: The Story of Egypt; Kemi Ogunyemi and Omowumi Ogunyemi
Chapter 4. Akan Management Styles and Gold Trade in Ancient Ghana; Esther Chachu
Chapter 5. Responsible Business Traditions among the Sesotho-speaking People in Southern Africa; Khali Mofuoa
Chapter 6. Responsible Management Practices of the Hausawas of Northern Nigeria; Ruqayyah Baderinwa
Chapter 7. Conceptual Model of Responsible Business Management in Yorubaland; Elizabeth Olofin
Chapter 8. The Ubuntu and Batho Pele Principles: The Two South African Concepts Overarching Business Applications in South Africa; Robert Dumisani Zondo
Chapter 9. Role Clarity and Service Delivery: A Case of Masaza System in Uganda; Robert F. Kyagaba, Kigozi J. C. Munene, Samuel Mafabi, and Jotham Byarugaba Mbiito
Chapter 10. Relating the Zunde raMambo Philosophy in Managing Organisations in Africa; Promise Zvavahera
Chapter 11. Indigenous African Wisdom, Aristotelian Thought and Catholic Social Teaching – Responsible Business Leadership; Kemi Ogunyemi, Amaka Anozie, and Omowumi Ogunyemi

Editorial Reviews

Responsible Management in Africa offers such an insightful and fascinating 'glocal' perspective. It reveals the topic's local roots on the African continent, from which we can learn much for responsible management globally.

Oliver Laasch

A few years ago, we witnessed the consolidation of many African Business schools and the creation of some new ones. On that occasion, there was a raging discussion: Should African business schools follow the paths set by further advanced Western business Schools? Should they rather strive to creatively develop some new, original, peculiarly African concepts and points of view? Could “ubuntu” and other traditional concepts be considered important elements contributing to the growth of African and non-African businesses? Maybe! The contribution of Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi and her co-editors in their new book is a powerful claim and statement that the second and third options are not only viable but very much alive and productive. The contributions give a deep insight to the treasures of indigenous wisdom and how they contribute to growth and development.

Lluis Renart