Franca Ovadje is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and the Founder of the Danne Institute for Research, Lagos, Nigeria. She is also a visiting Professor of the Strathmore Business School in Kenya.Samuel Aryee is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management in Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, UK.

"A key strength of this handbook derives from a creative blend of Western-dominated knowledge on change management with innovative approaches that are inspired by a deep understanding of African cultural norms and orientations. The handbook has an obvious appeal to international and comparative management scholars and students. African managers and managers in international organizations wishing to expand their activities will find it an invaluable source of knowledge on the dynamics of organizational change in Africa." -- Emmanuel Ogbonna, Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour, Cardiff Business School, UK"This volume is an important tool for both scholars and managers. The handbook covers a very broad range of topics, ranging from institutions and political instability as drivers of change to the roles of leadership, culture, and human resource management in effective management of change. The editors have assembled a broad array of diverse, high-quality contributions from an all-star cast of global scholars, where each chapter is clearly rooted in the distinctive features of the African context. The editors also add value beyond their own contributions with their insightful integration of a broad range of topics presented throughout the volume. This handbook should be required reading for scholars interested in understanding organizational change and executives who must manage the change in their organizations in Africa." -- Bruce T. Lamont, Senior Associate Editor of the Africa Journal of Management, and Jim Moran Eminent Scholar of Business Administration, Florida State University, USA"Africa presents a novel and poignant context for understanding the multiple influences on organizational change and its leadership. Ovadje and Aryee have assembled an excellent group of contributors who offer excellent theoretical and practical insights about change management in various Af

• List of figuresList of TablesList of AppendicesAcknowledgementsAuthor Bios Introduction Franca Ovadje & Samuel Aryee Part I Context and Drivers of Change2. Change Drivers in the Macroeconomic and Sociopolitical ContextPat Utomi & Chris Akor3. Firm Internationalization as a Driver of Organizational ChangeChris Ogbechie, Franklin N. Ngwu & Godson Ikiebey4. Responsible Management Education as a Catalyst for ChangeIjeoma NwagwuPart II Understanding the Change Process5. A Model of Change in the African ContextDavid B. Zoogah6. Ubuntu as Essential Inspiration for more Humanistic Organizational ManagementMzamo P. Mangaliso, Nomazengele A. Mangaliso, Bradford J. Knipes, Howard Jean-Denis and Leah Z. B. Ndanga 7. A Model of Change in the African Context: The Circumstantiated OD Model David B. ZoogahPart III Leaders as Change Agents8. Authentic Leaders as Change AgentsEverlyne Misati and Fred O. Walumbwa9. Human Resource Function as Change AgentSamuel Aryee10. Rethinking African Business Elites as Change AgentsGeorge Ferns and Kenneth Amaeshi11. Change Leaders in the Public Sector: An Interview with Governor Peter ObiFranca Ovadje and Glory EnyinnayaPart IV Enhancing Change Implementation12. Fundamentals of Organisational Culture Change: Who and What really matters in a Nigerian Organisational ContextTheresa A. Chika-James13. Enhancing Change Implementation through Virtuous Leadership: A Philosophical DiscourseSantiago MartinezPart V Embedding Change and Building Change Capacity14. Transformational Change in Africa – A case study of Sustainable Economic Growth in KenyaMichael JR Butler, Suncan Pavlovic, Anastasia Pavlovic and Bahar Ali Kazmi15. The Challenge of institutionalizing organizational renewal: A case study of Equity BankFranca Ovadje16. Riding the waves of change: An interview with Mitchell Elegbe, CEO of Interswitch GroupFranca Ovadje17. PostscriptFranca Ovadje and Sam AryeeAppendix

Franca Ovadje is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and the Founder of the Danne Institute for Research, Lagos, Nigeria. She is also a visiting Professor of the Strathmore Business School in Kenya.Samuel Aryee is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management in Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, UK.

"A key strength of this handbook derives from a creative blend of Western-dominated knowledge on change management with innovative approaches that are inspired by a deep understanding of African cultural norms and orientations. The handbook has an obvious appeal to international and comparative management scholars and students. African managers and managers in international organizations wishing to expand their activities will find it an invaluable source of knowledge on the dynamics of organizational change in Africa." -- Emmanuel Ogbonna, Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour, Cardiff Business School, UK"This volume is an important tool for both scholars and managers. The handbook covers a very broad range of topics, ranging from institutions and political instability as drivers of change to the roles of leadership, culture, and human resource management in effective management of change. The editors have assembled a broad array of diverse, high-quality contributions from an all-star cast of global scholars, where each chapter is clearly rooted in the distinctive features of the African context. The editors also add value beyond their own contributions with their insightful integration of a broad range of topics presented throughout the volume. This handbook should be required reading for scholars interested in understanding organizational change and executives who must manage the change in their organizations in Africa." -- Bruce T. Lamont, Senior Associate Editor of the Africa Journal of Management, and Jim Moran Eminent Scholar of Business Administration, Florida State University, USA"Africa presents a novel and poignant context for understanding the multiple influences on organizational change and its leadership. Ovadje and Aryee have assembled an excellent group of contributors who offer excellent theoretical and practical insights about change management in various Af

• List of figuresList of TablesList of AppendicesAcknowledgementsAuthor Bios Introduction Franca Ovadje & Samuel Aryee Part I Context and Drivers of Change2. Change Drivers in the Macroeconomic and Sociopolitical ContextPat Utomi & Chris Akor3. Firm Internationalization as a Driver of Organizational ChangeChris Ogbechie, Franklin N. Ngwu & Godson Ikiebey4. Responsible Management Education as a Catalyst for ChangeIjeoma NwagwuPart II Understanding the Change Process5. A Model of Change in the African ContextDavid B. Zoogah6. Ubuntu as Essential Inspiration for more Humanistic Organizational ManagementMzamo P. Mangaliso, Nomazengele A. Mangaliso, Bradford J. Knipes, Howard Jean-Denis and Leah Z. B. Ndanga 7. A Model of Change in the African Context: The Circumstantiated OD Model David B. ZoogahPart III Leaders as Change Agents8. Authentic Leaders as Change AgentsEverlyne Misati and Fred O. Walumbwa9. Human Resource Function as Change AgentSamuel Aryee10. Rethinking African Business Elites as Change AgentsGeorge Ferns and Kenneth Amaeshi11. Change Leaders in the Public Sector: An Interview with Governor Peter ObiFranca Ovadje and Glory EnyinnayaPart IV Enhancing Change Implementation12. Fundamentals of Organisational Culture Change: Who and What really matters in a Nigerian Organisational ContextTheresa A. Chika-James13. Enhancing Change Implementation through Virtuous Leadership: A Philosophical DiscourseSantiago MartinezPart V Embedding Change and Building Change Capacity14. Transformational Change in Africa – A case study of Sustainable Economic Growth in KenyaMichael JR Butler, Suncan Pavlovic, Anastasia Pavlovic and Bahar Ali Kazmi15. The Challenge of institutionalizing organizational renewal: A case study of Equity BankFranca Ovadje16. Riding the waves of change: An interview with Mitchell Elegbe, CEO of Interswitch GroupFranca Ovadje17. PostscriptFranca Ovadje and Sam AryeeAppendix

Franca Ovadje is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and the Founder of the Danne Institute for Research, Lagos, Nigeria. She is also a visiting Professor of the Strathmore Business School in Kenya.Samuel Aryee is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management in Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, UK.

"A key strength of this handbook derives from a creative blend of Western-dominated knowledge on change management with innovative approaches that are inspired by a deep understanding of African cultural norms and orientations. The handbook has an obvious appeal to international and comparative management scholars and students. African managers and managers in international organizations wishing to expand their activities will find it an invaluable source of knowledge on the dynamics of organizational change in Africa." -- Emmanuel Ogbonna, Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour, Cardiff Business School, UK"This volume is an important tool for both scholars and managers. The handbook covers a very broad range of topics, ranging from institutions and political instability as drivers of change to the roles of leadership, culture, and human resource management in effective management of change. The editors have assembled a broad array of diverse, high-quality contributions from an all-star cast of global scholars, where each chapter is clearly rooted in the distinctive features of the African context. The editors also add value beyond their own contributions with their insightful integration of a broad range of topics presented throughout the volume. This handbook should be required reading for scholars interested in understanding organizational change and executives who must manage the change in their organizations in Africa." -- Bruce T. Lamont, Senior Associate Editor of the Africa Journal of Management, and Jim Moran Eminent Scholar of Business Administration, Florida State University, USA"Africa presents a novel and poignant context for understanding the multiple influences on organizational change and its leadership. Ovadje and Aryee have assembled an excellent group of contributors who offer excellent theoretical and practical insights about change management in various Af

• List of figuresList of TablesList of AppendicesAcknowledgementsAuthor Bios Introduction Franca Ovadje & Samuel Aryee Part I Context and Drivers of Change2. Change Drivers in the Macroeconomic and Sociopolitical ContextPat Utomi & Chris Akor3. Firm Internationalization as a Driver of Organizational ChangeChris Ogbechie, Franklin N. Ngwu & Godson Ikiebey4. Responsible Management Education as a Catalyst for ChangeIjeoma NwagwuPart II Understanding the Change Process5. A Model of Change in the African ContextDavid B. Zoogah6. Ubuntu as Essential Inspiration for more Humanistic Organizational ManagementMzamo P. Mangaliso, Nomazengele A. Mangaliso, Bradford J. Knipes, Howard Jean-Denis and Leah Z. B. Ndanga 7. A Model of Change in the African Context: The Circumstantiated OD Model David B. ZoogahPart III Leaders as Change Agents8. Authentic Leaders as Change AgentsEverlyne Misati and Fred O. Walumbwa9. Human Resource Function as Change AgentSamuel Aryee10. Rethinking African Business Elites as Change AgentsGeorge Ferns and Kenneth Amaeshi11. Change Leaders in the Public Sector: An Interview with Governor Peter ObiFranca Ovadje and Glory EnyinnayaPart IV Enhancing Change Implementation12. Fundamentals of Organisational Culture Change: Who and What really matters in a Nigerian Organisational ContextTheresa A. Chika-James13. Enhancing Change Implementation through Virtuous Leadership: A Philosophical DiscourseSantiago MartinezPart V Embedding Change and Building Change Capacity14. Transformational Change in Africa – A case study of Sustainable Economic Growth in KenyaMichael JR Butler, Suncan Pavlovic, Anastasia Pavlovic and Bahar Ali Kazmi15. The Challenge of institutionalizing organizational renewal: A case study of Equity BankFranca Ovadje16. Riding the waves of change: An interview with Mitchell Elegbe, CEO of Interswitch GroupFranca Ovadje17. PostscriptFranca Ovadje and Sam AryeeAppendix