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INDIGENOUS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN AFRICA

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ADVANCED SERIES IN MANAGEMENT

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• International Business Diplomacy: How Can Multinational Corporations Deal with Global Challenges?

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INDIGENOUS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN AFRICA: A GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS AND PRACTITIONERS

EDITED BY

UCHENNA UZO

Lagos Business School, Nigeria

ABEL KINOTI MERU

Riara University, Kenya

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List of Contributors

About the Authors

Sunday A. Adebisi is presently Lecturer of Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship and International Business at the Department of Business Administration, University of Lagos. He holds a PhD in Business Administration with emphasis on organisational competitive strategy and trado-mergent strategies amongst indigenous Nigerian firms. He has also worked for Shell Nigeria as the pioneer Project Manager for the Commercialization of the (M)Ethanol Clean Cookstoves Pilot Project for two years before returning to the University where he was recently appointed by the Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos as the Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Skills & Development Centre. He has authored many articles and a text book on strategy and strategic management practice.

Ogechi Adeeola teaches Marketing Management at the Lagos Business School (Pan-Atlantic University), Nigeria. Her research interests include tourism and hospitality marketing, strategic marketing, sales force management, branding management and export marketing strategies in developing economies, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. She has published academic papers in top scholarly journals including Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business Research and Psychology and Marketing Journal. Her co-authored papers won Best Paper Awards in conferences in 2016 and 2017. She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Manchester Business School, United Kingdom, and started her career at Citibank Nigeria, spending approximately 14 years in the financial sector before moving into academia. She is Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria, and the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria.

Nicholas Anakwue is Research Assistant in Business Ethics and Sustainability at the Lagos Business School. His research interests span across socio-political philosophy, metaethics, philosophy of time and the philosophy of science.

Benon C. Basheka is Professor of Public Administration and Management, and the current Vice Chancellor of Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) in Uganda. He has a PhD in Political Science and Public Administration (coursework and dissertation) from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he specialized in Public Policy Management and Public Financial Management. Professor Basheka is an accomplished scholar, researcher, teacher, management, administration, governance and leadership consultant. He has authored more than 60 articles in internationally accredited journals, more than 15 books and book chapters and a number of reports and conference proceedings. Professor Basheka was Founding Dean of the School of Business and Management at the Uganda Technology and Management University. He is Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (UK) and Member of the Uganda Evaluation Association. Basheka has received a number of international awards and recognitions.

Rahim Ajao Ganiyu earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (second-class upper) in 1997, holds two Master’s Degrees: an MBA in Business Administration (2000) and Master's Degree in Marketing with distinction (2010), and Doctorate Degree in Marketing (2015). Rahim is Lecturer in the Department of Business Administration, University of Lagos, Nigeria. He moved into academic in 2016 with over 12 years’ industrial working experience in different industries/tasks. He is Member of several professional bodies, such as the Nigerian Institute of Management, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport to mention a few. The erudite scholar, who is happily married and blessed with children, is a prolific writer with several articles in local and international Journals. His areas of research interest include service quality, brand management, entrepreneurship, relationship marketing, project management, change management, consumer behaviour and developmental studies.

Olusoji J. George is currently Lecturer of International Business and Strategy at the Department of Business Administration, University of Lagos, Nigeria. He has worked in various multinational companies in Nigeria and South Africa since 1980 and moved to the United Kingdom in 2005 for his two doctoral degrees, which were awarded by the Brunel University, West London, UK, and the University of Bradford, UK. He is the author of two renowned management books titled Impact of Culture on the Transfer of Management Practices in Former British Colonies and, Culture, the Rejected Jewel in the Transfer of Management Practices in Former British Colonies: Case of Cadbury. He co-authored Thoughts on CSR and Corporate Social Irresponsibility with Oluwasanmi Amujo and has over fifty academic and practitioner journal articles to his name.

Mark Kiiza is a PhD Candidate who has vast experience in education, human resource management, project proposal writing and management for sustainable development. Mark holds an MA in Education and Development, a BA in Education, Post Graduate Diploma of Education, Diploma in Business English and Diploma in Modern Management and Administration. He is currently Lecturer and Consultant of Uganda Technology and Management University as well as Chief Executive Director of Kmalkomedit Consultant Ltd and Member of Semuka Business and Civic Educators Limited, Uganda, and his areas of expertise include management, monitoring and evaluation, strategic management, business and entrepreneurship and governance and management. He is an experienced Chief Executive Officer, Secretary to board of governors, Senior Education Consultant and Development Researcher who has undertaken numerous strategic plans and projects both nationally and internationally.

Abel Kinoti Meru is Founding Dean of Riara School of Business, Riara University, Kenya, and Founding Chair of Academy of International Business Sub-Saharan Africa. He holds a Doctorate Degree in Commerce from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa, an MBA (Marketing) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degrees. He is the author of Business Incubation and a Business Development in Kenya (LAP Lambert Academic Publishing; 2012), Co-editor of The Changing Dynamics of International Business in Africa (Palgrave; 2015) and has co-authored four book chapters: ‘Public Budgeting in Africa Nations: The Case of Kenya’ (2016), ‘Kenya’s Blooming Flower Industry: Enhancing Global Competitiveness’ (2018), ‘Strategic Globalization Alternative: The Case of Kenya’ (2018) and several articles published in local and international peer-reviewed journals. His interests are in innovation and business incubation, social entrepreneurship and marketing.

Obinna S. Muogboh is Faculty Member and Head of the Operations Management Department, Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos. He was Director of the Doctorate programme and served as Managing Editor of LBS Management Review. Dr Muogboh was Chief Executive Officer of Jess-NP limited, a Nigeria-based manufacturing firm. He also worked as Researcher at the Automation and Robotics Laboratory, and the Centre for e-Design and Realisation, University of Pittsburgh, USA. He was an International Fellow at INSEAD, France, and The Open University, UK. He has consulted for various organisations, including multilateral agencies such as UNIDO. His research is in the area of manufacturing and technology management, operations strategy and management. His work has been published in many international journals. He received his MSc and PhD in Industrial Engineering from University of Pittsburgh, USA. He received his BEng in Electronic Engineering from University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Chris Ogbechie is Professor of Strategic Management at the Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University. His research interest includes strategy in emerging markets, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and sustainability. He is also Visiting Professor at the Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, Kenya. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Diamond Bank Plc. His research publications include Strategic Marketing of Financial Services in Nigeria (2011); ‘Corporate Governance Practices of Publicly Quoted Companies in Nigeria’ in International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics (2007); ‘Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs: A Shift from Philanthropy to Institutional Works?’ in Journal of Business Ethics (2016).

Rose Ogbechie is Senior Fellow at the Lagos Business School, Ajah Campus, with vast teaching and consulting experience spanning over many years. She teaches Business Ethics and Sustainability, and consults in the broad areas of business ethics and good management practices for organizations, SMEs and NGOs.

Fredrick Onyango Ogola is Consultant on Strategy Formulation, Strategy Execution and Reviews, and Change Management Expert. Fredrick sits in renowned boards as Director and Chair of Strategy Execution Committees. He is also the Academic Director of MBA Programs, Director of Research and Director of the Institute of Strategy and Competitiveness and Senior Lecturer of Strategy and Decision Making at Strathmore Business School. He obtained his PhD from ESADE Business School and is Part-time Professor of IESE Business School and St Gallen University. His research interest is in sustainability strategies, especially for Financial Institutions in developing countries. Fredrick has a special interest in governance, especially, of family businesses. He is a seasoned entrepreneur having set up a business by the age of 17 and half.

Francis Ojadi holds a first degree, an MBA and a PhD in Transport Economics from the Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management of the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has been a faculty member at Lagos Business School, Nigeria, for 17 years. Dr Ojadi’s teaching and research interests are in operations management, design and implementation of logistics and supply chain management improvement methodologies. His research works have been published in Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, International Journal of Production Research, etc. His case studies and technical notes include Talent Drycleaners, Clearing of Imports at the Lagos Seaport and Economic Regulation of Industries and Industrial Sectors, etc. He is Member of the Editorial Board of the South African-based Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management.

Patrick Ojera is currently Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting and Finance, and Executive Dean, School of Business & Economics, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya. He held similar positions at Maseno University, Kenya. He teaches accounting, auditing, finance, strategic and general management. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed academic journals. He serves several universities as External Examiner and is Peer Reviewer for the Commission for University Education in Kenya. He previously worked in industry heading accounting and finance departments in the service and manufacturing industries. He left industry as Acting Chief Executive to take up new career challenge in the academia. He obtained his BCOM (Accounting), Upper Second Class Honours at University of Nairobi, MBA from Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI) at Arusha, Tanzania, and his PhD in Business Administration from Maseno University, Kenya. He is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya, CPA (K).

Enase Okonedo, Senior Fellow and Dean, Lagos Business School, Nigeria, leads sessions in Corporate Financial Management, Decision-making & Problem-solving. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, an MBA from IESE Business School, Barcelona, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from International School of Management (ISM), Paris. She is Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) as well as the Society of Corporate Governance of Nigeria. Her research interests include Corporate Governance Dynamics, Executive decision-making and Management Education in Africa and emerging economies. An accomplished professional with more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services and management education sectors, Enase serves on the board of several indigenous and international organisations.

Adeniyi D. Olarewaju is presently Lecturer of Entrepreneurship, Corporate Planning & Strategy and Comparative Management at University of Lagos. He obtained his Master’s degree in Management and a PhD in Business Administration (Management) from the University of Lagos. His case, which was written with Dr Adebisi, titled ‘Caverton: Hovering into African Markets through International Strategy’ won the 2016 EFMD Case Writing Competition in the ‘African Business Cases’ category. His research interests are internationalisation of indigenous Nigerian firms, sustainable entrepreneurship and institutional environment in developing countries and emerging economies. He is Consultant to many sports programmes, corporate and social events in Nigeria. Adeniyi has authored many articles and a book on students’ academic development.

Henry O. Onukwuba is Senior Fellow at Lagos Business School, Nigeria, where he teaches Leadership, Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour and Management Communication on the MBA classes and executive programmes. He has held various senior administrative positions at the School as Director of Executive Education, MBA Director and Director of Alumni Relations, prior to joining the full-time faculty team. Henry won the Best Graduating Student Prize in Political Science at the University of Jos, Nigeria. He holds an Executive MBA from Lagos Business School and an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) certificate from IESE Business School, Barcelona. He is a Certified Behavioural Consultant.

Thaisaiyi Zephania Opati is a Lecturer with seven years’ experience at the higher education level. Currently he is at Riara University School of Business, and has taught at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology St. Paul & Maseno University. He also has worked as Consultant/Business Writer at Diplomat East Africa & Marketing Society of Kenya and as Policy Developer United Nations Volunteer Program/Rurowe Laue Tathang – Bangladesh. He has published two books: Personal Branding – King Solomon Way (2012) and The Terrorist in the Boardroom (Spartan Thinktank, 2015). He holds a Bachelor’s Business Administration degree from Maseno University, Kenya, an MBA from Univeristi Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Malaysia and is a PhD Candidate at St. Pauls University, Kenya. He has contributed over 50 articles in Business Daily, Marketing Society of Kenya's Sokoni Magazine and The African Executive. He is also Member of Academy of International Business (AIB), Chartered Institute of Marketers (CIM) and a Commonwealth Scholar.

Olutayo Otubanjo is Senior Lecturer at Lagos Business School, where he teaches full-time and executive MBA modules in Marketing. He was Visiting Scholar at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick (UK) and was in a similar capacity at the Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, USA. He holds a PhD in Marketing with emphasis on corporate identity. Otubanjo attended the University of Hull (UK) and Brunel University, London. He has published in Academy of Marketing Science Review, Tourist Studies, Management Decisions, Marketing Review, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Corporate Reputation Review, Corporate Communications: An International Journal among others. His research interests sit at the interface between social constructionism, on the one hand, and the elements of corporate marketing including corporate branding, corporate identity, corporate reputation, corporate communications, on the other. Earlier, he was Director, Brand Strategy and Account Planning at CentrespreadGrey.

Olamide Shittu is Management Scholar and Research Assistant at the Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. He studied Sociology (BSc) at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where he graduated with first class honours. He also completed his MSc in Sociology of Development from the same university with distinctions. He is a recipient of several awards including the Addax Petroleum National Merit Scholarship Award, the University of Ibadan Postgraduate Scholarship and the Lagos Business School Management Scholar Academy. His research interests include sustainability, sales and marketing, development studies and strategy among others. He has previously worked as Teaching Assistant at the Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, and has consulted for several organisations including Oxford Policy Management Limited. His works have been published in various peer-reviewed journals including the African Journal of Psychological and Social Sciences Issues.

Uchenna Uzo is Senior Lecturer of Marketing Management at Lagos Business School, Nigeria. He received his BSc and MSc in Sociology from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and his Masters of Research in Management as well as a PhD in Management from the IESE Business School, Barcelona. He is currently the Director of MBA Programmes at the Lagos Business School and teaches courses in Marketing Management, Personal Selling, Sales and Channel Management. His research and consulting assignments span several industries focusing mainly on retail marketing management, sales and distribution channel management. His academic articles have been published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and the Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management. His cases won the 2013 EFMD Case Writing Competition in the ‘African Business Cases’ category and the 2016-2017 Emerald/AABS Case Study Competition. He is currently Member of the Management Board of the Lagos Business School.