Towards a New African Worldview: Quandaries of Moral Business Management and Leadership in Modern Africa

• Autorzy: Christine Wanjiru Gichure

Warianty tytułu

W kierunku Nowego Afrykańskiego Światopoglądu: Dylematy moralne w kierowaniu firmą i przywództwie we Współczesnej Afryce

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

There is sufficient evidence, based on studies made from a purely anthropological level-including language, culture and history-to believe that, to some extent, black Africa forms a unity and, for that reason, it is possible to speak safely about an African worldview, without falling into the error of hasty generalisation. In doing so, however, one should not overlook the fact that there exist many and sometimes major differences among the African people and their different cultures. Scholars argue that, in traditional Africa, there was a worldview that informed the whole of its social, economic and governance issues and thereby curbed explicit malpractices in business activity. Some people nostalgically refer to it as being the only solution to contemporary Africa's morality crisis in business and leadership; they argue that, if Africa could develop its own management and leadership system based on this worldview or Ubuntu, it would realise an 'African Renaissance', a rebirth that would restore the aesthetics and identity of the African people in a modern setup.2 Already, many of the traditional African moral values have been identified. However, their strengths and weaknesses as sources of morality in contemporary Africa have yet to be worked on. (fragment of text)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Management; Leadership; Politics; Anthropology; Morality

PL

Zarządzanie; Przywództwo; Polityka; Antropologia; Moralność

• Czasopismo: Przegląd Prawno-Ekonomiczny
• Rocznik: 2016
• Numer: nr 34
• Strony: 34--62

Twórcy

autor

Christine Wanjiru Gichure

• Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya

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