Overview
- Examines role of change management in developing culture-centred workplaces, fostering growth and driving performance
- Offers a first-person account through the eyes of a manager from Europe working in Africa
- Identifies the most significant performative and flexible characteristics of the cultural concepts at play
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in African Leadership (PSAL)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Setting the Stage
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Cultural Research: Etic and Emic Approaches
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Organizational Change
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Conclusion
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book examines the challenges of intercultural management in sub-Saharan Africa. It presents a case study of Vasco Silva, a Portuguese businessman who established a successful business in Luanda, Angola. After four years of growth, Silva encounters a culture shock due to a wild strike by his employees. He embarks on a deep cultural exploration using the Hofstede 6D model and the Toyota-management tool Genchi Genbutsu (go and see for yourself). Gradually, Silva gains an understanding of effective leadership in the Angolan context, unraveling important features of local culture and initiating an organizational change project.
This work contributes to the ongoing discourse in African management literature, particularly regarding the integration of modern and contemporary traditional organizational and leadership concepts. It responds to the demand for descriptive accounts of hybrid case studies of confluencing cultures. Scholars of African management philosophy and business leaders can utilize this case study to explore indigenous African notions in a business setting, demonstrating the performative characteristics of local leadership forms and the adaptability required for success in foreign business environments
Reviews
–Augusto Paulino Neto. President of the Engineer Angolan Association
“An inspiring study on community building, shared values and transformative cultures in an African society.”
–Dr. Michael Onyebuchi Eze, Lecturer African Philosophy, Leiden University
“The book serves as an invaluable guide for African and international leaders, providing insights into crafting novel management approaches based on a fusion of values.”
–Manuel Quinaz, CEO at upK, SA
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Alette Vonk is a Lecturer in Intercultural Management at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands. She is a Development Sociologist, lived and worked in West Africa for ten years and today she's a seasoned trainer and consultant in the field of Intercultural Management for a great variety of clients.
Vasco Freitas Silva, PhD is an Executive Board Member of Strong Charon SA, a leading private security company in Portugal. With a career spanning 17 years, Silva has held various management positions, including R&D Manager, Sales Manager, Regional Office Manager, Country Manager and Board Member. He is a member of the alumni network at the Harvard Business School and AESE Business School. He embarked on his entrepreneurial venture in Angola in 2010.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cultural Confluence in Organizational Change
Book Subtitle: A Portuguese Venture in Angola
Authors: Alette Vonk, Vasco Freitas Silva
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in African Leadership
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45403-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-45402-8Published: 01 February 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-45405-9Due: 03 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-45403-5Published: 31 January 2024
Series ISSN: 2945-6673
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6681
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 159
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Business, Human Resource Management, Organization, Management