Diversity in Africa

KURT APRIL is Professor at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town, S. Africa, and Associate of Ashridge, UK. He lectures and researches in the disciplines of knowledge management, diversity and leadership. Outside of academia, he is Managing Director of LICM Consulting, as well as Executive Director of Complex Adaptive Systems. He is also Executive Editor and Advisory Board Member to the Journal for Convergence, a reviewer for the South African Journal of Business Management and the Academy of Management (USA), and has authored five previous books a

'Here is a very carefully and closely wrought, scholarly, dense and well-written volume that unpacks difference and diversity in all its hues and consequences, with great lucidity, erudition, insight, and success. The editors have done a marvellous job in assembling diverse and interesting papers.' Keith Morrison, Equal Opportunities International

• Introduction: The Multi-Faceted Continent; K.April & M.Shockley Rethinking Leadership and Wealth Creation in Africa; L.Mbigi The Art of Western Management in Africa; N.M.Theimann & K.April Understanding Culture-Based Diversity; L.van der Colff Managing Cultural Diversity; L.Booysen The Lions Mark Their Territory: African Thought System; N.M.Theimann Facilitating Paradox; L.De Wet Contributions of Women to the Process of Development and Unity in Africa; M.Mkunu Social Identity Changes: Challenges Facing Leadership; L.Booysen The Hunter's Spirit in Leadership: An African Wounded Soul Theory Perspective; L.Mbigi South African Market Labour Trends: An Analysis of 1995 and 1999 Labour Statistics; H.Bhorat Setting the Transformation Example Through People Potential Best Practice: Kumba Resources; R.Verster Within Country Diversity; S.Burgess Gender and Higher Education in Africa; M.Dunne & Y.Sayed Diversity Challenges in Community; L.Matemba Road to Wellness: Human-Scale Developments for Boosting 'Community Immunity' to HIV/AIDS; J.Clarke Conclusion: A Diverse Africa