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People Management Policies and Practices in Southern Africa

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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This pioneering book sheds light on people management policies and practices across nine countries in the Southern African region. It explores how public administration and human resource practices have evolved over time to contribute to the region’s socio-economic transformation through the effective management of people in both the private and public sector organizations.Combining theoretical, conceptual and experiential analysis, internationally renowned contributors discuss lived experiences, and the successes and challenges faced when managing employees in the Global South. Chapters include diverse case studies and cross-country comparisons interrogating people management regulatory frameworks and highlighting country specific policies and practices as shaped by specific contexts. They also investigate emerging trends and issues such as DEI, green human resource management, AI, Indigenous knowledge and the Ubuntu principles. Crucially, the book provides illuminating alternative cases of people management policies and practices from the Global North by sharing the experiences of countries in Southern Africa.People Management Policies and Practices in Southern Africa is a valuable toolkit for scholars in the fields of human resource management and public administration, and students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is also of benefit to human resource practitioners and policymakers, allowing them to appreciate diverse people management policies and practices in the Global South.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-11-18
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Horizons in Management series
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781035353668

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ContentsPreface xi1 Introduction 1Dorothy Mpabanga and Lewis Dzimbiri2 People management policies and practices in Botswana 5Dorothy Mpabanga and Keratilwe Bodilenyane3 Sustainable HRM practices in the Kenyan informal sector 27Lucy Simani Wamalwa and Fridah Gakii Murithi4 Human resource management: the case of Lesotho 43Malinopi Phate, Mamello Rakolobe and Maletsoela Mahao5 Human resource management in Malawi 60Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa6 Human resource management in Mauritius 76Preetila Seeam7 Human resource management in Namibia: insights fromthe core labour legislative framework, Ubuntu values anddiversity dynamics 95Andrew Jeremiah and Sulaiman Olusegun Atiku8 An overview of human resource management policies andpractice in South Africa 111Gloria Mbokota and Dorothy Ndletyana9 Human resource management practices in Tanzania 128Lucy Odo Kiowi10 Rethinking human capital management practices in IndustrialRevolution 4.0: the case of Zimbabwe 143Joe Muzurura11 Conclusion: people management policies, practices, emergingtrends and issues in Southern Africa 157Dorothy Mpabanga and Lewis Dzimbiri

‘This edited volume of studies in Southern Africa makes a major contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the countries examined, and throws further light upon the principles and practices of employment relations in the region. This book will prove to be the standard text for students, researchers, and policy-makers. All who read the scholarly and thoughtful contributions will come away better informed, more aware, and increasingly curious as to what the future holds for workers, companies, and state agencies in Southern Africa.’