Managerial Motivation in Kenya and Malawi

A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Bibliographic Data

ID4252376
AuthorsPeter Blunt (0000-0001-8697-4751, The University of Adelaide), Merrick Jones (University of Manchester)
Year1986
Volume24
Issue1
Pages165-175
Publication date1986-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022278x00006790
OpenAlexW2165604820
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

Managers are increasingly seen as having a critically important rôle to play in development and nation-building,1and doubts concerning the appropriateness of transferring western ideas and practices to third-world countries are assuming urgent significance. Questions are posed about the impact of social and cultural factors on the management of organisations, and about relationships, between managerial thinking and behaviour and the national stage of economic growth. For example, A. Gladstone asserts that management is a key determinant in development in Africa's new nations, and notes that there has been little research and analysis concerning the evolving state of the managerial art in Africa, both in terms of what exists and what is needed ... while management training for Africans has developed considerably, is this training the most appropriate? To what extent should traditional African management be discarded... are the various modern Western approaches relevant and effective in the setting up of African enterprises?2

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science) · Human Behavior and Motivation

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