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Managing Human Resources in Africa

A Critical Approach

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Editors:
  1. Chima Mordi

    1. Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK

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  2. Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi

    1. Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK

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  3. Olatunji David Adekoya

    1. Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

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  4. Toyin Ajibade Adisa

    1. University of East London, London, UK

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  • Provides HR studies from a diversity of contexts across Africa
  • Includes original research, contextual issues and comparative studies
  • Addresses the scarcity of publications that focus on HRM practices in Africa

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About this book

Over the decades, academic literature has too often neglected the complexities and diversity of the African continent and the challenges faced by both multinational companies working across Africa and domestic African companies, particularly in the field of human resources. This edited collection has been compiled with the aim of developing our understanding and practice of HRM in an African context within an increasingly global work milieu.

Chapters focus on different African countries and are underpinned by a critical approach to HRM, which goes beyond focussing on the business cases but considers the sensitivity of the national context. The authors will draw on various types of research (conceptual, theoretical and empirical) and incorporate contextual issues such as technology, politics, culture, and economics to supplement the readers’ insights into the current state of human resource management in African countries. By highlighting theoretical underpinnings and emphasising the practical relevance of HR issues, this proposed book will offer an insightful guide for students and scholars interested in HR and management in developing economies.

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Training Experts’ Perceptions of the Relationship between Performance Management, Training Needs Analysis and Training Intervention at the State-Owned Enterprise in Limpopo Province, South Africa

    • Daniel Mashebane Malesa, Molefe J. Maleka
    Pages 1-23

  3. The Effect of Talent Management on Performance: Evidence from Egyptian Travel Agencies

    • Bassam Samir Al-Romeedy
    Pages 25-51

  4. Talent Acquisition Practices in South Africa

    • Thuli Ngonyama-Ndou
    Pages 53-77

  5. HRM Practices in Egypt: Towards Women’s Empowerment, Work-Life Balance, and Employees’ Wellbeing

    • Ghada El-Kot, Mike Leat
    Pages 79-103

  6. Work-Life Balance Among Medical Doctors in Public Hospitals in Algeria

    • Chima Mordi, Mokhtar Ghoul, Olatunji David Adekoya, Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi
    Pages 105-132

  7. Inclusion for Equality Practices in Higher Education Institutions in Cameroon

    • Sophie Ekume Etomes, Epah George Fonkeng
    Pages 133-158

  8. Does the Presence of Ethnic and Gender Diverse Directorships Impact Firm Performance? A Multisector Study of Board Diversity in Nigeria

    • Olumide D. Okeyide
    Pages 159-184

  9. Industrial Trade Dispute and Legal Regulation in Nigeria

    • Samuel Opeyemi Iroye, Tonbara Mordi, Chima Mordi
    Pages 185-197

  10. Extending the HR Role in Global Value Chains: The Monitoring and Control of HR Practices in the South African Automotive Industry

    • Pauline Dibben, Geoffrey Wood, Debby Bonnin, Gareth Crockett, Richard Haines, Juliana Meira et al.
    Pages 199-225

  11. Satisfaction with Human Resources Management Practices and Turnover Intentions: The Moderating Role of Age and Seniority

    • Ana Suzete Semedo, Neuza Ribeiro, Daniel Roque Gomes
    Pages 227-252

  12. Challenges of Adopting and Implementing Green Human Resource Management Practice: The Perspectives of Organisational Culture and Political Commitment in Nigeria

    • Olatunji David Adekoya, Chima Mordi, Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi, Toyin Ajibade Adisa
    Pages 253-276

  13. The Future of Work in Africa: Exploring Platform Work Experience in Selected Sub-Saharan Africa Countries

    • Femi Stephen Olawoyin
    Pages 277-296

  14. International HRM Practices in Africa: The Implications of Chinese Firms Operating in Africa

    • Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi, Olatunji David Adekoya, Chima Mordi, Toyin Ajibade Adisa, Muritala Awodun, Habibah Kamaluddeen-Aiyelabegan
    Pages 297-320

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 321-325
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK

    Chima Mordi

  • Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK

    Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi

  • Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

    Olatunji David Adekoya

  • University of East London, London, UK

    Toyin Ajibade Adisa

About the editors

Chima Mordi is a Reader and Associate Professor in the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel University, UK. He has published widely on international business in emerging and developing markets, in particular the state of labour relations, comparative HRM in Africa, Asia and Middle Eastern countries, employer’s flexibility, the regulation of workloads in large firms, and work-life balance of white collar-workers.

Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi is a Senior Lecturer in International Human Resource Management and Organisational Development at Birmingham City University, UK. He has authored four books and over thirty articles in peer-reviewed journals on various aspects of HRM and Entrepreneurship.

Olatunji David Adekoya is a Senior Lecturer at the College of Business, Technology and Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. His key research examines HRM in African countries, with a strong focus on work-life balance, organisational flexibility and employment relations. Olatunji has published several articles and contributed to two edited collections.

Toyin Ajibade Adisa is a Senior Lecturer in HRM/OB at the University of East London. He teaches and researches issues in comparative human resource management, Employment relations and Reforms in emerging and developing economies. He has published widely in journals and has co-edited two books for Palgrave Macmillan.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Managing Human Resources in Africa

  • Book Subtitle: A Critical Approach

  • Editors: Chima Mordi, Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi, Olatunji David Adekoya, Toyin Ajibade Adisa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33878-6

  • 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 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33877-9Published: 25 July 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33880-9Published: 26 July 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-33878-6Published: 24 July 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 325

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Human Resource Management, African Business, Employee Health and Wellbeing, Diversity Management/Women in Business

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