Management Challenges in Different Types of African Firms

1. Introduction—Management Challenges in Africa
Leona Achtenhagen, Ethel Brundin

Part I. Processes

2. Implementation of BPR at a Public University in Ethiopia: A Fashion or a Solution?
Asres Abitie Kebede, Dejen Alemu Abetwe

3. Internal and External Factors Affecting Exporting SMEs in Rwanda
Virginie Akimana

4. Literature Review of Readiness for Change in Ethiopia: In Theory One Thing; In Reality Another
Ermias Werkilul Asfaw

Part II. Practices

5. Sustainable Development Goals, Governance, and the Private Sector
Mohammed Seid Abtew

6. Supply Chain Management Practices and Operational Performance of SMEs in Nairobi County, Kenya
Wanjau Nehemiah

7. Exploring the Implications of Low-Cost Leadership and Differentiation Strategies in the East African Community Market: A Perspective of Local Firms
Dan Ayebale

8. International Financial Reporting Standards and the Capital Market in Rwanda
Innocent B. Ndagijimana, Jonas Barayandema

9. Strategic Innovation Management of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Companies in Rwanda
Ngweshi Kazinguvu

Part III. Performance

10. Cameroon: Innovations and ICT and Their Combined Performance Effects on Small, Medium, and Micro-sized Enterprises
Ludwick Ndokang Esone, André Dumas Tsambou

11. Job-Rotation, Utilization of Workshops, and Performance of SMEs: An Empirical Study from the Gasabo District in Rwanda
Patrick Habiyaremye, Dan Ayebale, Seperia B. Wanyama

12. Export Performance of SMEs in the Rwandan Mining Sector: Challenges and Prospects
Bideri Ishuheri Nyamulinda, Alice Karema Gaju

13. Assessing the Relationship Between Employee Motivation and Productivity in Rwanda’s Nyagatare District
Pereez Nimusima, James Francis Tumwine

Keywords: Business and Management, African Business, Small Business, Emerging Markets/Globalization