Diversity in Africa

HARRON BOHRAT Associate Professor in the School of Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa LIZE BOOYSEN Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Leadership at University of South Africa's Graduate School of Business Leadership STEVE BURGESS Professor of Business Administration in Marketing at the University of Cape Town, South Africa JOHN CLARKE Professional Social Worker, Development Consultant, Counsellor and Freelance Writer focusing on the interconnection between environmental, humanitarian and public health concerns in Southern Africa LIZ DE WET is an Organisational, Development and Learning Specialist in Cape Town, South Africa MAIREAD DUNNE obtained her MA from Sussex University and PhD from Birmingham University, UK LAWRENCE MATEMBA works at The Presidency in the Policy Coordination and Advisory Services Cape Town, South Africa LOVEMORE MBIGI Board Member and Visiting Professor at Ivestec School of Management at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa MADELEIN MKUNU Founder and President of Organisation for Development and Unity of Africa's Women, Cape Town, South Africa YUSUF SAYED Department for International Development, United Kingdom LINDA VAN DER COLFF Director of Education for Netcare, Cape Town, South Africa RYNO VERSTER Iscor Mining/Kumba Resources, Cape Town, South Africa NADINE MENDELEK THEIMANN PhD in Economics University of Paris X Nanterre, France

Africa's diversity is its greatest resource and challenge. In this book, leaders from business, government, academia and the voluntary sector discuss the implications of this diversity for leadership. Throughout, contributors relate organisational issues to the social, political and cultural contexts and focus on the role of effective leadership.Africa's diversity is its greatest resource and challenge. In this book, leaders from business, government, academia and the voluntary sector discuss the implications of this diversity for leadership. Throughout, contributors relate organisational issues to the social, political and cultural contexts and focus on the role of effective leadership.