04746nam a22005415i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001600172072001600188072001500204072002300219072001900242100009700261245018300358250001800541264007900559300006600638336002600704337002600730338003600756347002400792490005500816505047700871520226001348650002103608650001903629650003103648650002203679650004703701650002703748650002903775650004503804650003303849710003403882773002603916776003603942776003603978776003604014830006204050856004604112912001404158912001504172999001704187978-3-031-61308-1DE-He21320251030114616.0cr nn 008mamaa241214s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316130819978-3-031-61308-17 a10.1007/978-3-031-61308-12doi 4aHF3871-3937 7aKJK2bicssc 7a1H2bicssc 7aBUS0350002bisacsh 7aKJKx1H2thema1 aAmoo-Osae, Jr, David Kelvin.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut98889010aSelf-Protective Leadership and Organizational Effectivenessh[electronic resource] :bExploring a New Organizational Model for African Start-Ups /cby David Kelvin Amoo-Osae, Jr.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXXIII, 185 p. 12 illus., 8 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aPalgrave Studies in African Leadership,x2945-66810 a1. Introduction -- 2. Self-Protective Leadership in the African Landscape -- 3. Leadership Development in Africa: Historical and Institutional Perspectives -- 4. Models of Organizational Leadership Behavior -- 5. Self-Protective Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness: A Relational Study -- 6. Discussion of Empirical Results and Findings -- 7. Self-Protective Leadership in African Business Start-Ups: A Case Study -- 8. Conclusion, Recommendations and Implications.  aThis book investigates and explores the impact of a self-protective leadership (SPL) style on the organizational effectiveness of start-up businesses within Africa, focusing on Ghana and Kenya. Self-protective leadership is defined as a leadership style that focuses on ensuring the safety and security of individuals and groups through status-enhancing and face-saving tactics. A typical self-protective leader can make decisions, and is free from political influences, but tends to be selfish, ritualistic, and self-centered. The author’s study, presented in this book, demonstrates a surprisingly high preference for SPL among Confucian Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Sub-Saharan African nations – all of which have a history of colonialism. If this is true, then SPL could be better suited to the business environment in Africa, but particularly amongst start-up enterprises. Examining this phenomenon, and using an explorative analysis of business and culture, the book investigates the extent to which the various dimensions or demonstrations of SPL impact organizational effectiveness in African start-up businesses. A valuable contribution to literature and research on African leadership styles, this is an ideal resource for students and researchers interested in leadership and organizational effectiveness within the African context. Dr. David Kelvin Amoo-Osae, Jr. completed a doctoral program in Business Leadership (DBL) at the SBS Swiss Business School, Switzerland. He is a dynamic entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and marketing consultant with over 25 years of leadership experience in the communication industry. Driven by a passion for promoting profitability and growth in African start-up businesses, he takes great pride in providing marketing strategies that deliver superior results in product and service delivery. Dr. Amoo-Osae, Jr. is more also a magnanimous philanthropist who has sponsored and financed several social causes in the public sector, most notably in schools, hospitals, and the police service. He has received several awards and recognition for his outstanding achievements, and travels the world regularly to impart his knowledge and expertise in management conferences and advertising expos. 0aBusiness.958353 0aAfrica.967670 0aStrategic planning.957225 0aLeadership.94372 0aSchool management and organization.960047 0aSchool administration.14aAfrican Business.96767224aBusiness Strategy and Leadership.96710724aOrganization and Leadership.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303161307408iPrinted edition:z978303161309808iPrinted edition:z9783031613104 0aPalgrave Studies in African Leadership,x2945-668197021240uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61308-1  aZDB-2-BUM  aZDB-2-SXBM  c65693d65693