Context: Executing Strategy in a Developing Economy

This is a book that is timely for the current set of challenges facing companies which find their beginnings in the African environment. The authors have taken great pains to bring to light business frameworks that have been largely part of high-performance companies for quite some time, but are largely absent as part of management philosophy and discussions in Africa.

There is no doubt that the challenges in managing companies in Africa present a unique problem because of the peculiarities of the varied culture across the continent. Some of these peculiarities are also present in other developing economies so instances can be found elsewhere where great companies have emerged. The ones that are unique to Africa, on the other hand, need to be understood in a much more fundamental way that allows formulation of effective solutions. For that to happen, businesses in developing economies have to be familiar and highly conversant in management frameworks that have been a result of years of problem-solving.

The authors have done exactly that, bringing together a set of management frameworks and insights gathered from experiences dealing with challenges within the context of a developing economy.

Context, the lack of it or the prevalence of it, is what determines successful outcomes from applying these frameworks. Having an understanding of the context and how to execute strategy however depends on having a fundamental understanding of the frameworks the authors bring together in this book.

Executing strategy without context is a recipe for failure of a company's strategy. This is the unitary lesson from this book, one worth taking seriously.

Author: Kwaku Appiah-Adu
Publisher: Songhai Publishing
Published: 10/20/2017
Pages: 286
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780976724117

About the Author
Appiah-Adu, Kwaku: - Kwaku Appiah-Adu (PhD), is Head of the Delivery Unit, Vice President's Secretariat, Office of the President, Republic of Ghana, Professor of Strategy and former Dean of the Business School, Central University. Previously, he was a consultant at PwC and Head of Policy Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Office of the President.Bawumia, Mahamudu: - Mahamudu Bawumia (PhD), is the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ghana, Resident Representative for the African Development Bank in Zimbabwe and a Senior Associate Member of St. Antonys College, University of Oxford.Kwapong, Hene Aku: - Hene Aku Kwapong (PhD), is a Managing Partner of Songhai, a corporate development company, a Director of Nordicom, Denmark, a Nordic Asset Management Company and a Director of Ecobank Ghana, Ghana's leading Bank. He has been a senior executive at Royal Bank of Scotland, GE Capital, Microsoft, Exxon Mobil, and Deutsche Bank.

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