Indigenization and the Long-Term Formation of Human Capital in Africa

The Airline Industry in East Africa Since 1946

Bibliographic Data

ID9333345
AuthorsNahashon Nzioka Nthenya (0000-0001-5742-1613, corresponding author), Pierre-Yves Donzé (0000-0003-2854-5531)
Year2022
Volume24
Issue4
Pages987-1013
Publication date2022-06-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnterprise & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1467-2227 • E-ISSN: 1467-2235
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/eso.2022.22
OpenAlexW4281763231
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited35

This paper examines the Africanization of human resources in East Africa during the latter part of the twentieth century. Focusing on the case of the East African Airways Corporation (EAAC) and later Kenya Airways, we analyze the long-term development of staffing policy in these companies and the impact of the changing political and managerial environment (colonial rule, joint ownership by three independent states, Kenyan state-owned enterprise, private enterprise with foreign ownership). This research shows that post-independence Africanization was hampered by a lack of specific local expertise. The EAAC solved this difficulty by cooperating with foreign organizations that provided adequate training for African pilots, engineers, and managers. However, indigenization was also used in a less meritocratic way and promoted clientelism

Business · China · Clientelism · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Human resources · Indigenization · International trade · Kenya · Management · Multinational corporation · Political science · Politics · African history and culture studies · Global and Cross-Cultural Management · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Finance

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