Routledge Handbook of Organizational Change in Africa - 9781138642164

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of Organizational Change in AfricaAuthor(s): Franca Ovadje, Samuel Aryee\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138642164, 978-1138642164\nSynopsis\nAlthough change management and therefore effective adaptation to environmental complexity is considered a uniquely human cultural activity, the extensive change management literature is largely based on the experiences of organizations in the advanced economies of the West. As the economies of African countries become increasingly open, African organizations will need to be agile in order to adapt and grow in a dynamic, global environment. Currently, there is a dearth of contextualized knowledge on change management within Africa, but this handbook aims to address this by bringing together a wide range of experts to explore organizational change and change management from an African context.\n\nThe handbook adopts a multidisciplinary (historical, philoso.