Contents:
List of tables; Contributors; Foreward; Acknowledgments 1. Ken N. Kamoche, Gerry N. Muuka, Frank M. Horwitz and Yaw A. Debrah Preface 2. Frank M. Horwitz, Stella M. Nkomo and Rajah Mahamed HRM in South Africa 3. Dorothy Mpabanga HRM in Botswana 4. Gerry Nkombo Muuka and Kenneth Kaoma Mwenda HRM in Zambia 5. Anita Ramgutty-Wong HRM in Mauritius 6. Yaw A. Debrah HRM in Tanzania 7. Ken N. Kamoche, Stephen M. Nyambegera and Munyae M. Mulinge HRM in Kenya 8. Semaw Mekonnen and Aminu Mamman HRM in Ethiopia
9. Sam Aryee HRM in Ghana 10. Constant D. Beugre HRM in Ivory Coast 11. Mahmoud Yagoubi HRM in Tunisia 12. Abdoulhakem Almhdie and Stephen M. Nyambegera HRM in Libya 13. Yaw A. Debrah, Frank M. Horwitz, Ken N. Kamoche and Gerry N. Muuka Conclusions: Toward a Research Agenda Subject index. Name index

The relatively new field of organizational improvisation is concerned with the pressures on organizations to react continually to today's ever-changing environment. Organizational improvisation has important implications for such subjects as product innovation, teamworking and organizational renewal, and this new book brings together some of the best and most thought-provoking papers published in recent years. This area is now emerging as one of the most important in organizational science, and this book provides a comprehensive collection suitable for students, researchers and practitioners alike.

This Handbook, representing the collaboration of 36 scholars, provides a multi-faceted exploration of Chinese business and management. The volume represents both an ‘inside out’ perspective, offering local knowledge and experience, in conjunction with an ‘outside in’ approach, presenting measured and sensitive observations from an outsider’s perspective. The Handbook’s approach is organised around five key themes: Cultural and institutional contexts for business in China Management, including digital marketing and entrepreneurship Work and employment, covering gender and trade unions in the workplace Human Resource Management and Human Resource Development in Chinese businesses, including multinational corporations in the UK Business and economic overviews, revealing the impact of guanxi relations and networks on Chinese business and management Revealing major recent developments in Chinese business and management alongside an appreciation of the unique historical, institutional, and cultural context of Chinese business and management, this book is a must-read for scholars, students, and educators of Chinese business and theory, and business in Asia.

The relatively new field of organizational improvisation is concerned with the pressures on organizations to react continually to today's ever-changing environment. Organizational improvisation has important implications for such subjects as product innovation, teamworking and organizational renewal, and this new book brings together some of the best and most thought-provoking papers published in recent years. This area is now emerging as one of the most important in organizational science, and this book provides a comprehensive collection suitable for students, researchers and practitioners alike.

Contents:
List of tables; Contributors; Foreward; Acknowledgments 1. Ken N. Kamoche, Gerry N. Muuka, Frank M. Horwitz and Yaw A. Debrah Preface 2. Frank M. Horwitz, Stella M. Nkomo and Rajah Mahamed HRM in South Africa 3. Dorothy Mpabanga HRM in Botswana 4. Gerry Nkombo Muuka and Kenneth Kaoma Mwenda HRM in Zambia 5. Anita Ramgutty-Wong HRM in Mauritius 6. Yaw A. Debrah HRM in Tanzania 7. Ken N. Kamoche, Stephen M. Nyambegera and Munyae M. Mulinge HRM in Kenya 8. Semaw Mekonnen and Aminu Mamman HRM in Ethiopia
9. Sam Aryee HRM in Ghana 10. Constant D. Beugre HRM in Ivory Coast 11. Mahmoud Yagoubi HRM in Tunisia 12. Abdoulhakem Almhdie and Stephen M. Nyambegera HRM in Libya 13. Yaw A. Debrah, Frank M. Horwitz, Ken N. Kamoche and Gerry N. Muuka Conclusions: Toward a Research Agenda Subject index. Name index