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Aloe - A hybrid that is highly adaptive to its African environment Afriland First Bank - Creating a class of entrepreneurs in Africa A tree of the savanah - providing shade and a place to discuss Offices of the Social Insurance Department in Yaonde, Cameroon - providing innovating ways to meet the needs of clients Victoria Hospital in the old Transkei, South Africa - providing essential services The Giraffe - rising above the challenges of the African landscape

Theories of Management and Change in Africa

There is a lack of good theorizing on Management in Africa. There may be a number of reasons for this: a lack of interest by management and development scholars; a dearth of good academics working in this area; or, more likely the area is entrenched within the developed-developed world paradigm which mitigates against more constructive theorizing and conceptual development. There is also a lack of African scholars looking at this area. This is an serious gap, because the contribution of indigenous knowledge is essential to take this area forward. If you are an African scholar, and you feel you can contribute, please contact me:
tjackson@africanmanagement.org.

Currently we are developing the theoretical aspect long side the empirical part of the research project. Theory has got to be practical and applicable, as well as having a sound logic and external validity. Please give your feedback on this aspect of the project. If you would like to keep abreast of developments in this project, please register. If you are a researcher or policy maker you may be interested in the Copenhagen Seminar. If you are a manager, you may be interested in the Cape Town Workshop.

Theories currently published on this site:

Hybrid Management Systems in Africa