I’ve recently been thinking about the nature of management research on Africa from its early, sparse, beginnings in, say the 1960s through to the current
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China, the new imperialists in Africa? Management Implications
I’ve just finished reading Henning Mankell’s novel The Man from Beijing, where, as part of a sub-plot the Chinese are preparing to ship thousands of China’s
Where’s our Social History Going?
I first started asking this question some years ago (1998 to be precise) after reading Noel Mostert’s Frontiers (1992, London: Jonathan Cape), a very comprehensive
Mainstreaming Africa in Management Research
As I write, the Academy of Management Africa conference is taking place in South Africa. Although I had collaborated in putting together a symposium for
Management Studies as an Applied Social Science
I’m concerned that Management Studies as an applied social science lags behind the social sciences generally. It certainly does not provide a lead in any
Terence Jackson 