International Project Overview

This project is the first to study management and change in Africa both in breadth and depth, using multi-level and multi-method empirical techniques.

The project starts from a premise that effective and appropriate management of organizations across the globe is a prerequisite for human well-being and prosperity.

Effective management in Africa is by definition cross-cultural management. A cross-cultural approach provides the main foundation for the project.

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New Workshop

Cape Town, 5-9th April, 2004

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New Book

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If you are an educator or trainer, you will find slides, handouts, course notes and case studies at the above link.

If you are a student or manager, you will find notes, further information and case studies at the above link.

If you are a researcher, you will find details on methodology, as well as theory and case illustrations at the above link.

If you are a policy maker or business leader, you will find concise notes, as well as further information and case illustrations at the above link.

The Website

This website provides information on the project, and is intended as a resource for serious scholars of management in Africa, and of cross-cultural management;  for trainers and management developers working to build effective and appropriate management in Africa, and for the development community who wish to integrate management, and particularly cross-cultural management as a major component in their policies and practices.

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Research Partners

• Centre for Cross Cultural Management Research (UK)
• Danida (Denmark)
• Institut Vital Roux (France)
• Institut Superieur de Management Public (Cameroon)

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Aims

The project aims to build theory and the practice of management through empirical investigation in breadth and in depth. 

Currently we are working in depth in South Africa, Cameroon, Kenya and Nigeria. We are developing case studies and management themes that relate to effective and appropriate management in Africa. We are also gathering cross-cultural data on management and organizations in some 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Much of this information is available on this website. We also disseminate information through books and articles, as well as organizing seminars, and workshops for managers.

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Countries

The following countries are currently included in the study. Those in bold are being studied in depth, and we are in the process of developing case studies from each of the four countries.

• Nigeria
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Ghana
• Cameroon
• Dem. Rep. Congo
• Rwanda
• Kenya
• Mozambique
• Malawi
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
• Namibia
• South Africa

We ask you to be patient. We are adding to these pages on an ongoing basis. Please revisit if you can't currently find what you want or send an email to tjackson@africamanagement.org

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