Using a range of case-studies, this book analyzes corporate governance relationships between several African countries and the international community, providing an ethical assessment of issues surrounding globalization and adherence to external governance mechanisms. Employing a methodological approach, Corporate Governance in Africa critiques occidental perspectives of corporate governance in relation to the needs of separate states, and the contradictions that arise when local cultures are not taken in to consideration. With case studies from Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and The Gambia the book presents a comprehensive view of North, East, West and South Africa with contributions from global experts in the field. The authors critique the transformations deemed necessary for governance procedures in order to facilitate confidence and inward investment for these African states.

Autorentext

Kerry E. Howell holds the Chair of Governance at Plymouth University Graduate School of Management, UK. His research interests and scholarly expertise include areas relating to methodology, governance and leadership on which he has written extensively. Kerry is Chair of the Public Administration Committee, member of the Joint Universities Committee and on the editorial board of the International Journal of Management and Law.

M. Karim Sorour is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management and the PhD programme leader at the Faculty of Business & Law, Northumbria University, UK. He has more than 13 years' experience in the fields of consultancy, research and executive training and his research interests include corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and management accounting with emphasis on developing countries. Karim is an editor of Cogent Business and Management Journal and a steering committee member of the BAFA- Accounting & Finance in Emerging Economies (AFEE) research interest group.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Notions of Governance, Social Contracts and Ethical Perspectives (Kerry E. Howell).- 2. Paradigm of Inquiry: Critical Theory and Constructivism (Kerry E. Howell).- 3. Ethical Perspectives on Corporate Governance (Tony Ikechukwu Nwanji).- 4. On The Evolution of Corporate Governance Culture in Africa: The case of the Egyptian Banking Sector (M. Karim Sorour and Ahmed El Sakhawy).- 5. Ethical Dimensions of Corporate Governance Practice in Ghana: Building a Theoretical Perspective (Mark Boadou).- 6. Corporate Governance in Nigeria (Umar Abbas Ibrahim).- 7. An Examination and Analysis of Bank Corporate Governance Regulation in the Gambia: A Grounded Theory Approach (Sainey Faye).- 8. The King Reports on Corporate Governance In South Africa. A Ubuntu African Philosophy Analysis (Zenzo L Dube).- 9. The Corporate Governance of the Kenyan Public Sector ( Dulacha Barako and Alistair Brown).- 10. Conclusions (Kerry E. Howell).- Index.