Contemporary issues in management development in Africa. / 
Edited by Kofi A. Osei [et al.] 
 - London:  Adonis & Abbey,  2017. 
 - xx, 515 p. :  ill. ; 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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 <br/> - 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 --  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781909112643 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Corporate governance--Africa.   Economic development--Africa. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD2741.C74