Institution building and leadership in Africa

Abstract

This anthology aims at increasing the understanding of current management practices in Africa, and the challenges faced in building institutions. Two main themes run throughout the book: one is the character of African organisations with their strengths and weaknesses, while the other is the experience of close cooperation with an African organisation. Together the authors create a picture of institutional development work in Africa and its enormous complexity. ; Contents: Introduction / Lennart Wohlgemuth, Jerker Carlsson, Henock Kifle -- Organization and Leadership in Africa / Jerker Carlsson -- Gender, Organizational Cultures and Institutional Development / Prudence Woodford Berger -- On Developing Institutions in Africa / Anton Johnston -- Measuring and Diagnosing Institutional Development / Göran Andersson and Peter Winai -- Capacity Building in Africa - The Role of Multilateral Financial Institutions (MFIs) / Henock Kifle -- Building Sustainable Capacity and Institutions in Africa / Apollinaire Ndorukwigira -- Experiences of Financial Management Development in Eastern and Southern Africa / Åke Sahlin and Peter Murphy -- Personnel Administration and Personnel Development / Christer Wallroth -- Administering and Leading a University / Lennart Wallroth -- Basic Education-Management of an Extremely Complex System / Ingemar Gustafsson -- Management and Private Enterprise / Björn Mothander -- Entrepreneurs and African Businesses / Anders Grettve -- The Agricultural Sector-Management of Natural Resources / Nils-Ivar Isaksson -- Identifying the Missing Links in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control / Gunilla Krantz and Frants Staugård -- Urban Management and Democracy / Ann Schlyter -- Aid Management / Jan Valdelin -- Successful Capacity Assistance for Sector Development / Poul Engberg-Pedersen -- Public Administration Reform in Namibia / Tor Sellström -- Developing Human Resource Management in Mozambique / Lais Macedo de Oliveira and Maximo Loschiavo de Barros -- Telecommunications in Mozambique - More than just Telephones / Dag Sundelin -- The Decline and Recovery of an African Central Bank / Olof Hesselmark -- Support for Building Institutions and Civil Service in Zimbabwe / Andreas Bengtsson