Advancing Africa through management knowledge and practice: The way forward

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 164-176

  Acquaah, Moses ^a   Zoogah, David B ^b   Kwesiga, Eileen N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; African management research; Followership; Internationalization process; Leadership; Management research; Public sector; Strategic choice; Strategy research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986085930     PISSN: 20400705     EISSN: 20400713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/AJEMS-04-2013-0036     Document Type: Article

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