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Abstract
MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT Volume 20 Part 3 7989 176- POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON MANAGEMENT TRAINING IN AFRICA WYN REILLY Institute for and Development Policy of Manchester Management, University INTRODUCTION It seems reasonable to assume that the main of purpose management education and is to the and effec- development, training improve efficiency tiveness of bureaucratic in much of Africa south of However, organisations. the Sahara this has not of happened despite significant inputs management over the 25 This article the reasons for this. It past years. explores training concludes that while technical and material factors are it is the important, and social influences on that political management development provide the to the Four sensitive issues are selected to illustrate key problem. political this hypothesis. ORGANISATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN AFRICA Can one assume that and effectiveness are organisational efficiency judged in Africa as are in the West? the same criteria Our by they experience that one the to successful can, paths suggests though management may be influenced culture De Graft- 1986; Blunt, 1983; strongly by (Balagun, Johnson, 1986; Hofstede, 1983; Jones, 1986; Leonard, 1987; Montgomery, and There are those who 1987; Moris, 1977; Seddon, 1985). rightly question the of values
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Management Education and Development – SAGE
Published: Oct 1, 1989