Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:1. Management development in Africa- a historical review: Ghana: a success story and a model for Africa -- Social exclusion, adverse incorporation and spatial poverty traps in Africa -- 2. Contemporary issues in management development in Africa: Corporate governance, shareholder activism and firm performance in Ghana -- Directors' dealings and operating performance in small private firms
- Does financial inclusion spur financial development in Africa? -- Strategic banking competition efficiency nexus: a perspective from Africa -- Strategic planning and corporate performance: an exploratory and comparative study of leading Ghanaian firms -- The effect of internal audit quality on earnings management of listed firms in Ghana -- Social marketing interventions on domestic energy conservation in Ghana -- Philanthropic and corporate models of hospital governance in Ghana: comparative study -- Improving quality of care in Ghana's hospitals: views of patients and health care providers -- 3. Policy and institutional perspectives of management development in Africa: Issues in the management of urban areas in Africa: towards a stewardship, collaborative and sustainable framework -- Challenges confronting the efficiency and effectiveness of the decentralization system in Ghana: the leadership perspective -- Toll rates for highway construction in Ghana: the concessionary projects -- Tax planning practices of small and medium enterprises in Ghana -- Audit expectation gap in the public sector of Ghana --