Family Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa: Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Acquaah, Moses. Num Pages: 284 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; JHBK; KCG; KJC; KJVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
This book is the first of its kind to highlight the importance of family businesses to economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines the managerial, behavioral, and strategic issues facing these companies and offers conclusive statements about their performance and influence on the region. Family businesses have been found to outperform non-family businesses in advanced industrialized economies, yet no such information exists on the importance of these companies which dominate the economic landscape of sub-Saharan Africa.
Through empirical evidence and cross-country data, a team of expert contributors explore matters related to the management of family-owned businesses, such as how they ... Read more
This book is the first of its kind to highlight the importance of family businesses to economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines the managerial, behavioral, and strategic issues facing these companies and offers conclusive statements about their performance and influence on the region. Family businesses have been found to outperform non-family businesses in advanced industrialized economies, yet no such information exists on the importance of these companies which dominate the economic landscape of sub-Saharan Africa.
Through empirical evidence and cross-country data, a team of expert contributors explore matters related to the management of family-owned businesses, such as how they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137378156
SKU
V9781137378156
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Ref
99-15
About N/A
Moses Acquaah is Professor and Head of the Department of Management in the Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA. His research focuses on strategic management, international management, entrepreneurship, and family businesses in emerging economies. He is an Assistant Editor of the South African Journal of Human Resource Management, and serves on ... Read more
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