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African Management : Current Practice and Future Trends / ed. by Aida Sy, Anthony Tinker.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: De Gruyter Studies in African Management and Economics ; 1Publisher: München ; Wien : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (VI, 230 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110625332
  • 9783110625462
  • 9783110629026
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658/.0096 23
LOC classification:
  • HD70.A34 A57 2020
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: Understanding African Management and Economics through History -- Part I: Finance, Financial Management and Theories -- 2 Effects of Financial Innovations on Volume Traded on the Nairobi Securities Exchange -- 3 Financial Inclusion and Financial System Stability in Nigeria -- 4 Financial Management: A General Theory for Africa – the Finance Director’s Role in the Formulation and Implementation of Strategy -- Part II: Management and Control -- 5 The Role of Transparency, Internal Control and Risk Management in Corporate Governance: The Case of Nigeria -- 6 Management Control and Performance Management in Public Hospitals: A Case Study of Cameroon -- Part III: Accounting, Accountability and Case Studies -- 7 Charities’ Accountability –Financial and Non-financial Reporting Disclosures -- 8 Accounting for Humanity in Business Organizations -- 9 National Monitoring and Evaluation Systems as a Hybrid Order and Economic Growth -- 10 Evaluation of the Impact of Crop Rotation on Maize Yields in Burkina Faso -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables
Summary: This book offers a panoramic view of the state of management research and practice in Africa. One of its objectives is to recognize current advances in management, applied economics and organizational research in some of the 54 nations that form the continent. The focus will be on new developments across the region with a particular emphasis on the defining cultural and traditional elements and innovations that make African management different.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: Understanding African Management and Economics through History -- Part I: Finance, Financial Management and Theories -- 2 Effects of Financial Innovations on Volume Traded on the Nairobi Securities Exchange -- 3 Financial Inclusion and Financial System Stability in Nigeria -- 4 Financial Management: A General Theory for Africa – the Finance Director’s Role in the Formulation and Implementation of Strategy -- Part II: Management and Control -- 5 The Role of Transparency, Internal Control and Risk Management in Corporate Governance: The Case of Nigeria -- 6 Management Control and Performance Management in Public Hospitals: A Case Study of Cameroon -- Part III: Accounting, Accountability and Case Studies -- 7 Charities’ Accountability –Financial and Non-financial Reporting Disclosures -- 8 Accounting for Humanity in Business Organizations -- 9 National Monitoring and Evaluation Systems as a Hybrid Order and Economic Growth -- 10 Evaluation of the Impact of Crop Rotation on Maize Yields in Burkina Faso -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables

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This book offers a panoramic view of the state of management research and practice in Africa. One of its objectives is to recognize current advances in management, applied economics and organizational research in some of the 54 nations that form the continent. The focus will be on new developments across the region with a particular emphasis on the defining cultural and traditional elements and innovations that make African management different.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)