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Leadership and management research in Africa: A synthesis and suggestions for future research
Authors:Fred O Walumbwa  Bruce J Avolio  Samuel Aryee
Institution:1. Department of Management, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA;2. Department of Management, Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA;3. Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
Abstract:Although we are aware of some positive cases of leadership and management emerging on the African continent, very little empirical or theoretical work has addressed leadership and management in Africa. This raises a challenge for African nations in that ultimately a country's economic performance is contingent on the effectiveness of its leadership and management practices that serve to unlock the potential of its workforce to effectively implement the strategic goals of organizations. Against the backdrop of an increasingly knowledge‐dependent global marketplace, the centrality of leadership and effective management systems as drivers of individual and organization performance has never been more critical. This special section brings together a compendium of papers that advances the science of leadership and management within the African context. Our principle goal was to examine what is unique, what generalizes, and what does not generalize from the West and East to Africa, as well as within different regions of Africa and then offer ideas to guide future research and practice. The papers in this section provide a broad and indeed innovative approach to studying leadership and management in Africa by including historical, philosophical, economic, and socio‐political perspectives, as part of the analyses of leadership and management in the African context. Our editorial provides an integration of this work and a launching point for some audacious goals for future leadership and management science and practice in Africa and beyond.
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