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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Chapter 1 The Backdrop of Africa
The Timeline of African Historical Development
Phase 1: Pre-1876: The Mysterious, Unknown Continent
Phase 2: The Scramble for Africa
Phase 3: 1919–1945: The Inter World War Period
Phase 4: 1945–1960: The Post-World War 2 Period: The Scramble Out of Africa
Phase 5: African Independence 1960 to Mid-1990s
Phase 6: The African Renaissance Mid-1990s to 2010
Phase 7: Africa’s Future
Chapter 2 Environmental Scanning and Analysis: What Is Africa’s Current State? What Are Africa’s Priorities?
Macroeconomics and Resource Management
Global and Trade Mindset: The Openness of a Country’s Economy
Political Issues
Governance Issues
Human Capital and Skills Base
Infrastructure
Legal and Regulatory Environment
Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
Conclusion
Chapter 3 Africa’s Management Education Landscape
The Current Positioning of Business Schools in Africa: Catalysing Management Education in Africa (AMI, 2013)
Abdulai’s (2014) Book on African-Centred Management Education
The AMBA Game Setting, Trend-Setting Report (2015)
Guy Pfefferman’s (2013) GSBN Study, Cutting a Path to Prosperity
Capacity-Building Efforts in African Business Schools
McKinsey (2010, 2012): Macro-Economic Trends, the Rise of the African Consumer, and Management Education
Summary and Conclusion
Chapter 4 Reflections on the Past: An Evaluation of the Last Two Decades of Management Education in Africa
Key Management Education Issues
Contextual Issues
Dominant Role of Governments
Competency Levels of Students Entering Higher Education
Diversity across Africa
Inadequate Infrastructure
Issues within Management Education
Lack of quality in African business schools
Faculty issues
Changing competitive landscape
A management education model for Africa
The Most Important Events in the Evolution of Management Education
Events in Management Education
African Association of Business Schools (AABS)
Business school partnerships
Growth of management education
Growth of Africa
Economic growth
Globalization
Technological advances
Political change
South Africa
Kenya
Nigeria
Egypt
Other nations
Government and the public sector
Private sector
International organizations and NGOs
International academic institutions
The Main Changes in the Evolution of Management Education
Links to Stakeholders and the Local Community
Greater focus on practice-relevant training
Greater focus on local context
The Governance Relationships between Business Schools and Universities
Stronger relationships with private and public sectors
Profile of Business Schools
More qualified faculty
Increased importance of research
Greater emphasis on MBA and executive education programs
More “Full-Service” business schools
Global competition
Increased importance of differentiation and accreditation
Access and Equality in Management Education
Listening to the Customer, the Market
Globalization and its Impact
Conclusions
Other Problematic Issues to Yet to be Resolved
Chapter 5 Key Challenges Confronting Management Education in Africa
Introduction
External Challenges
Resources
Globalization
The Role of Business
Teaching and Learning
Access and Equality in Management Education
Government Relations
Geography
Internal Challenges
Resources
Teaching and Learning
Governance
Research
Conclusion
Chapter 6 Should There Be an African Management Education Model?
The Current Positioning of African Management Schools
Is an African Model of Management Education Realistic?
What Themes Are Evident in Comments about an African Model?
A Need to Contextualize
Management as a Universal Construct
Management Education Requires Adaptation
The Western Model Is Dominant
Management Is a Local Construct
Conclusion
Postscript: The Onward Journey
Appendix
References
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