Betty Jane Punnett
Biographic Data
| ID | 3495552 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betty Jane Punnett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betty Jane |
| FAMILY NAME | Punnett |
| SIGNATURE | PUNNETT B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West Indies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0247-4678 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
An emic-etic-emic research cycle for understanding context in under-researched countries
Given the importance of understanding the context of management issues in the world, this article discusses the role of both emic (developing culture-specific concepts) and etic (applying concepts across cultures) research in the international management literature. This paper proposes a more comprehensive mixed methods research cycle that can provide researchers with a deeper understanding of the context in under-researched countries. Using a de…
Development and validation of the Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the Diaspora (Lead) scale
This article contributes to the literature on cross-cultural leadership by describing the development and validation of the Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the Diaspora (LEAD) Scale. The LEAD Scale is a culturally sensitive measure of leadership effectiveness in the understudied settings of Africa and the African diaspora. A combination of methods and four studies using samples from Africa and the African diaspora based in Canada, the USA,…
Engaged Leadership: Experiences and Lessons from the Lead Research Countries
Leadership in Uganda
This chapter discusses the culture and leadership in Uganda since independence in 1962. Leadership in Uganda has recently attracted scholarly interest. Despite the lack of adequate literature on leadership in Uganda, a limited number of researchers examine several key values that shape leadership, culture, and management in Uganda. The findings of the Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and Diaspora (LEAD) qualitative study in Uganda suggest that …
Leadership in Egypt
This chapter focuses on leadership effectiveness in Egypt, a topic especially important for individuals and organizations who are interested in understanding and doing business in the most populated country in North Africa, and the third most populated in Africa. The chapter provides a brief history and current events in Egypt. The major focus is on culture, leadership, and motivation to provide a context for effective leadership in Egypt. The ch…
The New Frontier in the Birthplace of Mankind: Some Conclusions and Future Directions
This final chapter considers the future for the African continent and the importance of the Agenda 2063 that African countries have created to guide them over the next 50 years. The chapter reiterates the view that there is a bright future for Africa and discusses Africa’s own efforts, as well as the importance of its relationships with other countries. The chapter briefly reviews some of the results of the LEAD project and underscores the need t…
Managing in Developing Countries
This book considers management theories and approaches specifically in the context of developing countries. In recent years, international business scholarship has increased its focus on the developing world, which represents 80 percent of the global population and has doubled its share of value-added trade in the past two decades. This text will help readers to manage successfully in this region by learning to assess, apply, and adapt establishe…
Lead: Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the African Diaspora
This book considers the new business environment of modern-day Africa, addressing how management styles must adapt to societal changes across the continent. As investment in the continent grows and African businesses begin to look beyond their own borders, there comes a real need to understand leadership from an Afro-centric perspective. This book explores the similarities and differences across African countries, compares them with other regions…
Gender and the Work Place Around the World
This article gives an overview of gender in the workplace globally, including statistics about men and women in organizations in various countries. The conclusion is that women are less represented in organizations, especially in certain positions and at top levels, in all countries. Some reasons for this are explored. A link between culture and gender roles is considered to be an explanation for the differing levels of participation found across…
International Perspectives on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
This new book focuses on the cross-national environment that international firms face. It shows how this environment affects individual behavior, organizational behavior, and human resource management. Clearly written and concise, the book sensitizes readers to the many differences that managers face when they operate cross-nationally, and gives them tools to understand and deal with these differences
Leadership effectiveness and motivation in Africa and the African Diaspora (Lead): An introduction
The LEAD research project was developed in order to broaden management research in areas such as Africa. This special issue brings together the early findings of the research team. The present article reviews the literature and discusses the importance of understanding organizational leadership and motivation in under researched areas of the world. We explain the use of both emic (Delphi Technique and focus groups) and etic (large scale survey) r…
Management: A Developing Country Perspective
The global business world appears to be changing and there is an ever greater focus on developing countries. This change in the international business environment is not reflected in the range of management textbooks currently available, as most are written from a developed country perspective This book introduces and assesses the typical theories and management approaches that are popular in developed countries, from the perspective of managers …
Management in Africa
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Management in Africa macro and micro perspectives: Macro and Micro Perspectives
Introduction Terri R. Lituchy, Betty Jane Punnett, and Bill Buenar Puplampu 1. Management Research in Africa: Past, Present and Future David Zoogah and Stella Nkomo 2. Internationalization and Economic Growth John Kuada 3. Corporate Governance Practices Lemayon L. Melyoki 4. Green Management David Zoogah 5. Corporate Social Responsibility Judy N. Muthuri 6. Challenges of Ethics O.J.K. Ogundele and A.R. Hassan 7. Work Effort and Development Bill B…
Using cultural metaphors to understand management in the Caribbean
Mentoring experiences of successful women across the Americas
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare women's mentoring experience in nine countries within the Americas, and to explore linkages between personal characteristics, mentoring practices, mentoring functions, and consequences of being mentee. Design/methodology/approach A total of 1,146 successful women are questioned about their mentoring experiences as a mentee: 105 from Argentina, 210 from Brazil, 199 from Canada, 84 from Chile, 232 fro…
Management in Developing Countries
Career success and satisfaction: A comparative study in nine countries
Purpose This project aims to examine levels of career and life satisfaction among successful women in nine countries in the Americas. Design/methodology/approach A structured survey and in‐depth interviews were used, and a variety of occupations, demographics, and personality characteristics assessed – 1,146 successful women from nine countries in the USA responded the survey: 105 from Argentina, 210 from Brazil, 199 from Canada, 84 from Chile, 2…
Professionally Successful Women: Some Evidence from the English-Speaking Caribbean
This article reports on a study of professionally successful women in three countries in the English-speaking Caribbean—Barbados, Jamaica, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines. The study is part of a larger study that includes countries throughout the Americas. The overall objective of the study was to identify personal and social characteristics of professionally successful women, and to consider these across nations, by incorporating cultural measu…
Successful Professional Women of the Americas: From Polar Winds to Tropical Breezes
Argentina: Returning to its Glorious Past
Demographic Effects on the Use of Vertical Sources of Guidance by Managers in Widely Differing Cultural Contexts
Data provided by 7380 middle managers from 60 nations are used to determine whether demographic variables are correlated with managers’ reliance on vertical sources of guidance in different nations and whether these correlations differ depending on national culture characteristics. Significant effects of Hofstede’s national culture scores, age, gender, organization ownership and department function are found. After these main effects have been di…
The relative influence of economic development and anglo heritage on expressed values: Empirical evidence from a Caribbean country
Motivating Employees in the Caribbean: An Empirical Study in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1986). Motivating Employees in the Caribbean: An Empirical Study in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne des etudes latino-americaines et caraibes: Vol. 11, No. 22, pp. 71-81
An emic-etic-emic research cycle for understanding context in under-researched countries
Given the importance of understanding the context of management issues in the world, this article discusses the role of both emic (developing culture-specific concepts) and etic (applying concepts across cultures) research in the international management literature. This paper proposes a more comprehensive mixed methods research cycle that can provide researchers with a deeper understanding of the context in under-researched countries. Using a de…
Lead: Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the African Diaspora
This book considers the new business environment of modern-day Africa, addressing how management styles must adapt to societal changes across the continent. As investment in the continent grows and African businesses begin to look beyond their own borders, there comes a real need to understand leadership from an Afro-centric perspective. This book explores the similarities and differences across African countries, compares them with other regions…
Management in Africa
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Managing in Developing Countries
This book considers management theories and approaches specifically in the context of developing countries. In recent years, international business scholarship has increased its focus on the developing world, which represents 80 percent of the global population and has doubled its share of value-added trade in the past two decades. This text will help readers to manage successfully in this region by learning to assess, apply, and adapt establishe…
Leadership effectiveness and motivation in Africa and the African Diaspora (Lead): An introduction
The LEAD research project was developed in order to broaden management research in areas such as Africa. This special issue brings together the early findings of the research team. The present article reviews the literature and discusses the importance of understanding organizational leadership and motivation in under researched areas of the world. We explain the use of both emic (Delphi Technique and focus groups) and etic (large scale survey) r…
Demographic Effects on the Use of Vertical Sources of Guidance by Managers in Widely Differing Cultural Contexts
Data provided by 7380 middle managers from 60 nations are used to determine whether demographic variables are correlated with managers’ reliance on vertical sources of guidance in different nations and whether these correlations differ depending on national culture characteristics. Significant effects of Hofstede’s national culture scores, age, gender, organization ownership and department function are found. After these main effects have been di…
Professionally Successful Women: Some Evidence from the English-Speaking Caribbean
This article reports on a study of professionally successful women in three countries in the English-speaking Caribbean—Barbados, Jamaica, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines. The study is part of a larger study that includes countries throughout the Americas. The overall objective of the study was to identify personal and social characteristics of professionally successful women, and to consider these across nations, by incorporating cultural measu…
International Perspectives on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
This new book focuses on the cross-national environment that international firms face. It shows how this environment affects individual behavior, organizational behavior, and human resource management. Clearly written and concise, the book sensitizes readers to the many differences that managers face when they operate cross-nationally, and gives them tools to understand and deal with these differences
Motivating Employees in the Caribbean: An Empirical Study in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1986). Motivating Employees in the Caribbean: An Empirical Study in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne des etudes latino-americaines et caraibes: Vol. 11, No. 22, pp. 71-81
The relative influence of economic development and anglo heritage on expressed values: Empirical evidence from a Caribbean country
Demographic Effects on the Use of Vertical Sources of Guidance by Managers in Widely Differing Cultural Contexts
Data provided by 7380 middle managers from 60 nations are used to determine whether demographic variables are correlated with managers’ reliance on vertical sources of guidance in different nations and whether these correlations differ depending on national culture characteristics. Significant effects of Hofstede’s national culture scores, age, gender, organization ownership and department function are found. After these main effects have been di…
Successful Professional Women of the Americas: From Polar Winds to Tropical Breezes
Argentina: Returning to its Glorious Past
Career success and satisfaction: A comparative study in nine countries
Purpose This project aims to examine levels of career and life satisfaction among successful women in nine countries in the Americas. Design/methodology/approach A structured survey and in‐depth interviews were used, and a variety of occupations, demographics, and personality characteristics assessed – 1,146 successful women from nine countries in the USA responded the survey: 105 from Argentina, 210 from Brazil, 199 from Canada, 84 from Chile, 2…
Professionally Successful Women: Some Evidence from the English-Speaking Caribbean
This article reports on a study of professionally successful women in three countries in the English-speaking Caribbean—Barbados, Jamaica, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines. The study is part of a larger study that includes countries throughout the Americas. The overall objective of the study was to identify personal and social characteristics of professionally successful women, and to consider these across nations, by incorporating cultural measu…
Management in Developing Countries
Mentoring experiences of successful women across the Americas
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare women's mentoring experience in nine countries within the Americas, and to explore linkages between personal characteristics, mentoring practices, mentoring functions, and consequences of being mentee. Design/methodology/approach A total of 1,146 successful women are questioned about their mentoring experiences as a mentee: 105 from Argentina, 210 from Brazil, 199 from Canada, 84 from Chile, 232 fro…
Using cultural metaphors to understand management in the Caribbean
Management: A Developing Country Perspective
The global business world appears to be changing and there is an ever greater focus on developing countries. This change in the international business environment is not reflected in the range of management textbooks currently available, as most are written from a developed country perspective This book introduces and assesses the typical theories and management approaches that are popular in developed countries, from the perspective of managers …
Management in Africa
TEST 02 - Elsevier's Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Search and access research from the science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities fields
Management in Africa macro and micro perspectives: Macro and Micro Perspectives
Introduction Terri R. Lituchy, Betty Jane Punnett, and Bill Buenar Puplampu 1. Management Research in Africa: Past, Present and Future David Zoogah and Stella Nkomo 2. Internationalization and Economic Growth John Kuada 3. Corporate Governance Practices Lemayon L. Melyoki 4. Green Management David Zoogah 5. Corporate Social Responsibility Judy N. Muthuri 6. Challenges of Ethics O.J.K. Ogundele and A.R. Hassan 7. Work Effort and Development Bill B…
Leadership effectiveness and motivation in Africa and the African Diaspora (Lead): An introduction
The LEAD research project was developed in order to broaden management research in areas such as Africa. This special issue brings together the early findings of the research team. The present article reviews the literature and discusses the importance of understanding organizational leadership and motivation in under researched areas of the world. We explain the use of both emic (Delphi Technique and focus groups) and etic (large scale survey) r…
Gender and the Work Place Around the World
This article gives an overview of gender in the workplace globally, including statistics about men and women in organizations in various countries. The conclusion is that women are less represented in organizations, especially in certain positions and at top levels, in all countries. Some reasons for this are explored. A link between culture and gender roles is considered to be an explanation for the differing levels of participation found across…
International Perspectives on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
This new book focuses on the cross-national environment that international firms face. It shows how this environment affects individual behavior, organizational behavior, and human resource management. Clearly written and concise, the book sensitizes readers to the many differences that managers face when they operate cross-nationally, and gives them tools to understand and deal with these differences
Lead: Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the African Diaspora
This book considers the new business environment of modern-day Africa, addressing how management styles must adapt to societal changes across the continent. As investment in the continent grows and African businesses begin to look beyond their own borders, there comes a real need to understand leadership from an Afro-centric perspective. This book explores the similarities and differences across African countries, compares them with other regions…
Leadership in Uganda
This chapter discusses the culture and leadership in Uganda since independence in 1962. Leadership in Uganda has recently attracted scholarly interest. Despite the lack of adequate literature on leadership in Uganda, a limited number of researchers examine several key values that shape leadership, culture, and management in Uganda. The findings of the Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and Diaspora (LEAD) qualitative study in Uganda suggest that …
Leadership in Egypt
This chapter focuses on leadership effectiveness in Egypt, a topic especially important for individuals and organizations who are interested in understanding and doing business in the most populated country in North Africa, and the third most populated in Africa. The chapter provides a brief history and current events in Egypt. The major focus is on culture, leadership, and motivation to provide a context for effective leadership in Egypt. The ch…
The New Frontier in the Birthplace of Mankind: Some Conclusions and Future Directions
This final chapter considers the future for the African continent and the importance of the Agenda 2063 that African countries have created to guide them over the next 50 years. The chapter reiterates the view that there is a bright future for Africa and discusses Africa’s own efforts, as well as the importance of its relationships with other countries. The chapter briefly reviews some of the results of the LEAD project and underscores the need t…
Managing in Developing Countries
This book considers management theories and approaches specifically in the context of developing countries. In recent years, international business scholarship has increased its focus on the developing world, which represents 80 percent of the global population and has doubled its share of value-added trade in the past two decades. This text will help readers to manage successfully in this region by learning to assess, apply, and adapt establishe…
Engaged Leadership: Experiences and Lessons from the Lead Research Countries
Development and validation of the Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the Diaspora (Lead) scale
This article contributes to the literature on cross-cultural leadership by describing the development and validation of the Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the Diaspora (LEAD) Scale. The LEAD Scale is a culturally sensitive measure of leadership effectiveness in the understudied settings of Africa and the African diaspora. A combination of methods and four studies using samples from Africa and the African diaspora based in Canada, the USA,…
An emic-etic-emic research cycle for understanding context in under-researched countries
Given the importance of understanding the context of management issues in the world, this article discusses the role of both emic (developing culture-specific concepts) and etic (applying concepts across cultures) research in the international management literature. This paper proposes a more comprehensive mixed methods research cycle that can provide researchers with a deeper understanding of the context in under-researched countries. Using a de…
Sociology (17 works) · Political science (15 works) · Global and Cross-Cultural Management (13 works) · Geography (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Economics (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership (5 works) · Management (4 works)