Management Education in Africa

What is it about?

This chapter provides an overview of the characteristics of management education in SSA and draws attention to some major gaps in our understanding of the link between management education and economic development. It also discusses the theoretical rationale underlying the dominant management education models that are practiced and outlines some emerging challenges and their policy as well as strategy implications.

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Why is it important?

Sub-Sahara African countries (SSA) remain home to a very large number of poor people, despite recent positive economic changes. Human capital development in general and, management in particular, has been suggested as one of the main contributing factors to the sluggish economic development on the sub-continent. The chapter extends the current understanding of management education in Sub-Sahara Africa by providing an overview of the characteristics of management education in SSA and drawing attention to some major gaps in our understanding of the link between management education and economic development.