Description
Book SynopsisAfrican Leadership is an edited collection enriched by the people who have lived and experienced indigenous leadership first-hand, demonstrating how African leadership is distinctive from usual Western hegemonic paradigms.
Providing an indepth discussion of the components, context, followers, and skills that contribute to the success of African leaders, African Leadership concludes with meaningful applications for 21st-century leaders globally.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. African Leadership – Where Powerful Paradigms are Unearthed through Radical Scholarship and Scholar-Practitioner Dialogue; Faith Wambura Ngunjiri
African Political Leadership
Chapter 2. Leadership Capabilities for the 21st Century Development of Africa: A Paradigm Shift in Political Leadership for Economic Emancipation; Edward O. Akoto, Eunice V. Akoto, and Justice N. Bawole
Chapter 3. Political leadership and Ubuntu for public sector performance in South Africa; S.A. Mthuli, N. Singh, and P.S Reddy
African Healthcare Leadership
Chapter 4. Empowering Women in Leadership: A Transformational Approach to Redefining Healthcare in African Contexts; Kutisha Ebron and Anthony C. Andenoro
Chapter 5. Developing Strategic Relationships and Diffusion Networks for Healthcare Innovation: Saving Lives through Leadership; Anthony C. Andenoro
Chapter 6. African Healthcare Leadership Lessons from the 2014-2016 Ebola Crisis; Pierre Balamou and Paul R. Sachs
Chapter 7. A Demonstration of Exceptional Leadership Amidst the HIV/AIDS Scourge: Chronicling the Journey of Resilience, Courage and Hope of the Former President of Botswana, Festus Gontebanye Mogae from 1998-2008; Keba T. Modisane
African Business Leadership
Chapter 8. Innovative Entrepreneurship in Challenging Contexts: Innovative Human Resource Practices among Ghanaian Female Entrepreneurs; Rachael Hansen-Garshong, Feikoab Parimah, Elias Kekesi, and Collins Badu Agyemang
Chapter 9. African Business Leadership: Powerful Paradigms for the 21st Century Innovation; Nancy L. Bailey
Chapter 10. Black Girl Magic or Queen Bee: An Exploration of Gendered Leadership in South Africa; Aradhana Ramnund-Mansingh
African Grassroots Leadership & African Diaspora Leadership
Chapter 11. Redefining Leadership through Grassroots and Political Leadership: A Story of Three Movements; Trisha Gott, Seydi Ndiaye, Linda Sibanyoni, and Ahmed Afi
Chapter 12. Wangari Maathai – We Can Never Give Up; Susanne Dumbleton
Chapter 13. Embedding a Coaching Culture: Opportunities, Strategies, and Challenges; Jacqueline A. Abuor, Marisa Alicea, Patricia M. Bombard, Margaret Mutiso, Florence Ochanda, Kathleen M. Vaughan, and Neil J. Vincent
Chapter 14. Micro to Macro: From Practitioners to Advocates; Joan F. Burke
Chapter 15. African Leadership in the Diaspora: Collective, Constructionist, and Practice Approaches to Leadership; Abdul-Latif Alhassan and Brandon W. Kliewer
Concluding Section
Chapter 16. Conclusion – What We Learn from African Leadership; Gloria J. Burgess
