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View article: Revalorization, frugal innovation, and circularity: A qualitative exploration of African used automotive parts business
Revalorization, frugal innovation, and circularity: A qualitative exploration of African used automotive parts business Open
This paper aims to analyze the nexus of revalorization, frugal innovation, and the circular economy in the under-explored African used automotive parts business context. Based on 30 in-depth interviews with key players including dealers, m…
View article: Air Pollution Management and Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
Air Pollution Management and Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review Open
Air pollution is a global concern which has adverse effects on human health. In sub-Saharan Africa(SSA), several sources of emission, such as industrial processes and combustion engines, contribute significantly to air pollution due to the…
View article: Exploring the limits of mindfulness during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative evidence from African context
Exploring the limits of mindfulness during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative evidence from African context Open
Purpose This paper is one of the first studies to examine specificities, including limits of mindfulness at work in an African organisational context, whilst dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It specifically addresses the role of…
View article: Meta-organizations and environmental sustainability: an overview in African context
Meta-organizations and environmental sustainability: an overview in African context Open
This paper offers a conceptual overview of meta-organizations' role for environmental sustainability in the under-researched African context. The current paper is one of the few studies to offer a specific differentiation regarding the rol…
View article: Sustainable entrepreneurship development in Oman: a multi-stakeholder qualitative study
Sustainable entrepreneurship development in Oman: a multi-stakeholder qualitative study Open
Purpose Even though sustainable entrepreneurship has increasingly received researchers’ attention in recent years, the topic remains rather under-researched in natural resources’ rich Gulf countries such as Oman. Hence, this paper aims to …
View article: The role of ambidextrous leadership in developing team-level ambidexterity: Exploring the supporting roles of reflective conversations and ambidextrous HRM
The role of ambidextrous leadership in developing team-level ambidexterity: Exploring the supporting roles of reflective conversations and ambidextrous HRM Open
This study highlights how constructs of importance to management in Africa–ambidextrous leadership and team learning–can extend or modify our existing management theories. Adopting an exploratory design with an interpretive philosophy, thi…
View article: Exploring the impacts of transformational supervision on supermarket store managers’ creativity: evidence from Nigeria, South Africa, and the United Kingdom
Exploring the impacts of transformational supervision on supermarket store managers’ creativity: evidence from Nigeria, South Africa, and the United Kingdom Open
The current article is one of the rare studies to specifically focus on the contextual conditions under which the learning-related actions of transformational supervisors’ help retailing supermarkets’ store managers to learn and engage in …
View article: Leadership Dynamics in Primary Healthcare Delivery: A Case of Rural GP Practice in Northeast England
Leadership Dynamics in Primary Healthcare Delivery: A Case of Rural GP Practice in Northeast England Open
Due to ongoing debates on evidence-based management (EBMgt) in healthcare, there is an increasing research interest in the relationship between leadership support and operational excellence in the health care sector. The purpose of this st…
View article: The antecedents of leader-member-exchange (LMX) relationships in African context: the influence of the supervisor’s feedback delivery-tactic
The antecedents of leader-member-exchange (LMX) relationships in African context: the influence of the supervisor’s feedback delivery-tactic Open
Purpose The current paper aims to analyse the antecedents of leader–member exchange relationships (LMX) by specifically focusing on the influence of the supervisor’s feedback delivery tactic. Design/methodology/approach This study uses qua…