The Emerald Handbook of African Studies
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While the past decade has witnessed the emergence of more studies dedicated to Africa and an emphasis on the significance of paying attention to issues across the continent, the search for more answers demands extending the reach of contemporary scholarly work. The Emerald Handbook of African Studies works to ‘break down’ hinges on the issues limiting Africa’s development. In fact, more dialogue and debates across subject areas will help refine our knowledge towards investigating pertinent and analogous issues.
Filling this gap in existing scholarship, Omeihe and Harrison distinctly and carefully curated an exploration of thematic areas, (general concerns, entrepreneurship and Economic Institutions, intersections of culture and society, politics and systems of behaviour), which generations of scholars, practitioners and policy makers can resonate with and apply in their work.
The Emerald Handbook of African Studies forces one to rethink the very nature of African research, serving as a catalyst for new fresh thought and acuminating our understanding of the social world.
Chapter 1. Remarks on African Studies: Approaches and the Way Forward; Kingsley Obi Omeihe and Christian Harrison
- Part 1. Business Dynamics and Management
- Chapter 2. Power Dynamics in Construction Project Procurement: Cultural and Societal Implications in Sub-Saharan Africa; Samuel Osei-Nimo and Emmanuel Aboagye-Nimo
- Chapter 3. Why do Superstores Fail in Africa? Market and Social Orientation Perspectives; Satyendra Singh
- Chapter 4. Role Models, Capital Accumulation, and the Entrepreneurship Process: The Developing Country Perspective; Priscilla Ntriwaa Otuo
- Chapter 5. Sustainability and Responsible Management Practices in Supply Chain Operations in Nigeria; Imowo John Enang and Abdulazeez Alhaji Salau
- Part 2. Society
- Chapter 6. Reframing the Notion that Informal Entrepreneurs in Africa are Necessity-Driven; Maryline Kiptoo and Pratima Sambajee
- Chapter 7. Women’s Empowerment and Resilience Building in Egypt: Hybrid Cultural Engagement in the Context of Crisis; Reem Kassem and Katarzyna Kosmala
- Chapter 8. The Rise of the Regionals: Adapting the South Korean Model to Nigeria’s Culture and Creative Industries; Julie Ignatius-Osakwe
- Chapter 9. Non State Actors as drivers of International Law: Role of Empire Builders in the Colonisation of Africa; George Forji Amin
- Chapter 10. Legal Instruments for Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Examining Burkina Faso's Legal Framework; Edinam K. Glover
- Chapter 11. The Impact of Human Capital on Entrepreneurial Performance: A case study of Female Nigerian Entrepreneurs; Inyene Nkanata
- Chapter 12. The Antecedents of Corporate Governance Deviance: A Moderator Data Evidence from Ghana; Mark Eshun, Shirley Ohenewa Eshun, and Livingstone Divine Caesar
- Part 3. Societal Perspectives
- Chapter 13. Exploring the Impact of Environmental Forces on Organisation Growth: A Case Study of a Petroleum Corporation; Stephen Isa, Ibiyemi Omeihe, and Kingsley Obi Omeihe
- Chapter 14. Employee Engagement in The African Context; Olu’ Shokunbi
- Chapter 15. When Women Do Men’s Work: How Female Leadership Drives Organisational Development in Africa; Ijeoma Okpanum and Ramona Blanes
- Chapter 16. The Effects of Corporate Social Responsibilities on the Financial Performance of RCBs in Ghana: The Moderating Role of Board Quality; Victoria Manu, Kwame Oduro Amoako, Newman Amaning, James Tuffour, Isaac Oduro Amoako, and Nicholas Yankey
- Chapter 17. Investigating the Effect of Training on Lecturers’ Pedagogy in Nigerian Universities with the Application of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; Bukola Kunle-Adebayo
- Chapter 18. Modeling the Mediation Effects of Safeguards on Corporate Governance and Audit Quality Nexus: Evidence from Ghana; Newman Amaning, Kwame Oduro Amoako, Evans Kelvin Gyau, Reindolph Anim Osei, Victoria Manu, and Nicholas Yankey
- Chapter 19. Rural Land in Burkina Faso Between Decentralization and Agrarian Reforms; Antoine Dolcerocca
- Chapter 20. The Migratory Patterns of Nigerian Middle-Class Families in the United Kingdom; Charles Nzeh, Imran Akhtar, Nauman Wajid, and Tajammal Elahi
- Chapter 21. The Need for Sustainable Leadership in Africa: A Systematic Literature Review; Lateef Damilare Olusesi and Christian Harrison
- Chapter 22. Further Aspects on Distrust and Strategies for Trust Repair; Yvonne Enudeme, Baaba Berima-Kwao, Olamide Falehin, and Kingsley Obi Omeihe
- Chapter 23. The Influence of Extended Family on Women Entrepreneurship: Lessons from Rural Kenya; Tabitha Sindani
Kingsley Obi Omeihe is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. He holds the position of co-Chair of African Studies at the British Academy of Management. His research interests include entrepreneurship, qualitative research methods and comparative issues in economic sociology.
Christian Harrison a Professor of Leadership and Enterprise at the University of Bolton. Prior to this role, he was a Reader in Leadership at the University of the West of Scotland. He holds a First-class degree in Pharmacy and worked in managerial roles as a pharmacist before transitioning to Management.