This anthology aims at increasing the understanding of current management practices in Africa, and the challenges faced in building institutions. Two main themes run throughout the book: one is the character of African organisations with their strengths and weaknesses, while the other is the experience of close cooperation with an African organisation. Together the authors create a picture of institutional development work in Africa and its enormous complexity.
Contents: Introduction / Lennart Wohlgemuth, Jerker Carlsson, Henock Kifle -- Organization and Leadership in Africa / Jerker Carlsson -- Gender, Organizational Cultures and Institutional Development / Prudence Woodford Berger -- On Developing Institutions in Africa / Anton Johnston -- Measuring and Diagnosing Institutional Development / Göran Andersson and Peter Winai -- Capacity Building in Africa - The Role of Multilateral Financial Institutions (MFIs) / Henock Kifle -- Building Sustainable Capacity and Institutions in Africa / Apollinaire Ndorukwigira -- Experiences of Financial Management Development in Eastern and Southern Africa / Åke Sahlin and Peter Murphy -- Personnel Administration and Personnel Development / Christer Wallroth -- Administering and Leading a University / Lennart Wallroth -- Basic Education-Management of an Extremely Complex System / Ingemar Gustafsson -- Management and Private Enterprise / Björn Mothander -- Entrepreneurs and African Businesses / Anders Grettve -- The Agricultural Sector-Management of Natural Resources / Nils-Ivar Isaksson -- Identifying the Missing Links in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control / Gunilla Krantz and Frants Staugård -- Urban Management and Democracy / Ann Schlyter -- Aid Management / Jan Valdelin -- Successful Capacity Assistance for Sector Development / Poul Engberg-Pedersen -- Public Administration Reform in Namibia / Tor Sellström -- Developing Human Resource Management in Mozambique / Lais Macedo de Oliveira and Maximo Loschiavo de Barros -- Telecommunications in Mozambique - More than just Telephones / Dag Sundelin -- The Decline and Recovery of an African Central Bank / Olof Hesselmark -- Support for Building Institutions and Civil Service in Zimbabwe / Andreas Bengtsson