05293nam a22006015i 4500 978-3-031-45403-5 DE-He213 20251030111408.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240131s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031454035 978-3-031-45403-5 10.1007/978-3-031-45403-5 doi HF3871-3937 KJK bicssc 1H bicssc BUS035000 bisacsh KJK 1H thema Vonk, Alette. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 70210 Cultural Confluence in Organizational Change [electronic resource] : A Portuguese Venture in Angola / by Alette Vonk, Vasco Freitas Silva. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XIX, 159 p. 10 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Palgrave Studies in African Leadership, 2945-6681 1. Introduction -- Part I: Setting the Stage -- 2. Globalisation, ‘best’ management practices and cultural awareness -- 3. Contemporary tradition and modernity in Africa -- Part II: Cultural Research: etic and emic approaches -- 4. The Hofstede model: understanding a multicultural environment -- 5. Genchi Genbutsu of the Toyota Way: finding local perspectives -- Part III: Organisational change -- 6. The process of organisational design to bridge the cultural gap -- 7. Reaping the harvest: the results of the transformation -- Part IV: Conclusion -- 8. Spaces of cultural confluence: performative elements of leadership -- Bibliography -- Index. “This lovely book gives us the opportunity to gain insight into a leadership journey in which one needs to know how to listen to the OTHER.” ­­–Augusto Paulino Neto. President of the Engineer Angolan Association “An inspiring study on community building, shared values and transformative cultures in an African society.” –Dr. Michael Onyebuchi Eze, Lecturer African Philosophy, Leiden University “The book serves as an invaluable guide for African and international leaders, providing insights into crafting novel management approaches based on a fusion of values.” –Manuel Quinaz, CEO at upK, SA This book examines the challenges of intercultural management in sub-Saharan Africa. It presents a case study of Vasco Silva, a Portuguese businessman who established a successful business in Luanda, Angola. After four years of growth, Silva encounters a culture shock due to a wild strike by his employees. He embarks on a deep cultural exploration using the Hofstede 6D model and the Toyota-management tool Genchi Genbutsu (go and see for yourself). Gradually, Silva gains an understanding of effective leadership in the Angolan context, unraveling important features of local culture and initiating an organizational change project. This work contributes to the ongoing discourse in African management literature, particularly regarding the integration of modern and contemporary traditional organizational and leadership concepts. It responds to the demand for descriptive accounts of hybrid case studies of confluencing cultures. Scholars of African management philosophy and business leaders can utilize this case study to explore indigenous African notions in a business setting, demonstrating the performative characteristics of local leadership forms and the adaptability required for success in foreign business environments. Alette Vonk is a Lecturer in Intercultural Management at theUniversity of Leiden, the Netherlands. She is a Development Sociologist, worked in West Africa for ten years and today she's a seasoned trainer and consultant in Intercultural Management for a variety of clients. Vasco Freitas Silva, PhD is an Executive Board Member of Strong Charon SA, a leading private security company in Portugal. Silva has held various management positions and he is a member of the alumni network at the Harvard Business School and AESE Business School. . Business. 58353 Africa. 67670 Personnel management. 57459 Industrial organization. 57885 Management. 324 African Business. 67672 Human Resource Management. 66590 Organization. 59674 Management. 324 Silva, Vasco Freitas. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 70211 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031454028 Printed edition: 9783031454042 Printed edition: 9783031454059 Palgrave Studies in African Leadership, 2945-6681 70212 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45403-5 ZDB-2-BUM ZDB-2-SXBM 57386 57386