A CROSS-CULTURAL CASE STUDY Cross-cultural management scholars are in a privileged position. They are able to learn from other cultures and pass this learning
Tag: Africa
The search for Ubuntu in Africa’s corporate landscape
Terence Jackson, Middlesex University Ubuntu has been a buzzword in African management-talk for two decades, but appears not to have delivered in African economies. At
From Paternalistic to Maternalistic Leadership
Published in International Journal of Cross Cultural Management 2016 April 16(1) as Editorial: Paternalistic leadership: The missing link in cross-cultural leadership studies? Out of the
Indigenous management in Africa’s informal economy in the age of social media
This article first appeared in The Conversation as Why the Voice of Africa’s Informal Economy Should be Heard. The informal economy in Africa is big
Why don’t collectivists act like collectivists? the disconnect thesis
The simple answer to this question is that this is because there is no such thing (abstract noun or otherwise) as a ‘culture’ and therefore
Is Paternalistic Leadership Bad? A View from the Other Side of the Fence
I recently examined (as an external examiner) a PhD candidate. I thought it would be interesting as the title suggested it was about leadership in
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