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Family Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa

Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Moses Acquaah

    1. University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, USA

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction

    • Moses Acquaah
    Pages 1-6

  3. Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Family Business Theories and Sub-Saharan African Family Businesses

      • Moses Acquaah
      Pages 9-42

    3. Family Business Research in Africa: An Assessment

      • Moses Acquaah, Joseph P. Eshun Jr.
      Pages 43-93

  4. Behavioral and Strategic Issues in Family Businesses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Organizational Justice and Employee Job Effectiveness in Family Businesses in Uganda: The Mediating Role of Organizational Support

      • Moses Acquaah, Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah, Eddy K. Tukamushaba
      Pages 97-122

    3. Human Resource Management and Market Orientation Strategies in Family and Non-family Firms in Ghana: How Do They Relate to Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance?

      • Moses Acquaah, Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah, Jayanth Jayaram
      Pages 123-153

    4. Women-Owned Family Businesses in Africa: Entrepreneurs Changing the Face of Progress

      • Dianne H. B. Welsh
      Pages 155-173

    5. The Direct and Indirect Effects of Innovative Capability on Firm Performance: Evidence from Micro and Small Family Businesses in Ghana

      • Ahmed Agyapong, Moses Acquaah
      Pages 175-204

    6. Social Capital, Market Competition, and Productivity Growth in Family Businesses in Ghana

      • Moses Acquaah
      Pages 205-229

    7. Manufacturing Strategy, Competitive Strategy, and Performance: Testing Differences Between Family and Nonfamily Firms in Ghana

      • Moses Acquaah, Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah
      Pages 231-254

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 255-264
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About this book

This book is the first of its kind to highlight the importance of family businesses to economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines the managerial, behavioral, and strategic issues facing these companies and offers conclusive statements about their performance and influence on the region. Family businesses have been found to outperform non-family businesses in advanced industrialized economies, yet no such information exists on the importance of these companies which dominate the economic landscape of sub-Saharan Africa.


Through empirical evidence and cross-country data, a team of expert contributors explore matters related to the management of family-owned businesses, such as how they evaluate employee productivity and performance, manage human resources, view governance practices and the role of women, and other sensitive issues. This is a seminal text for students and researchers in family business, entrepreneurship, strategic management, andfamily business owners looking to improve and advance their companies for the greater good of sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the continent.

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, USA

    Moses Acquaah

About the editor

Moses Acquaah is Professor and Head of the Department of Management in the Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA. His research focuses on strategic management, international management, entrepreneurship, and family businesses in emerging economies. He is an Assistant Editor of the South African Journal of Human Resource Management, and serves on the Editorial Review Boards of the Journal of African Business, Journal of Education for Business, African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, and Africa Journal of Management.

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