In the quest to be part of the global revolution in science, technology and innovation at the nano-scale (STI-NANO), African countries should cooperate on a regional basis. This article discusses the problem of funding nanotechnology research in Africa and argues that regionalism as an...

The world is experiencing significant, largely economic and sociotechnical, induced change. These induced changes are meaningful with a function of people taking collective actions around common beliefs. These changes are more than jargon, cliché and hyperbole, and they are effecting major...

In this paper, we review leadership development from both historical and contemporary perspectives. We tell the story of Ghana about Leadership Development (LD) and present a critical analysis of current literature to bring to light practices used to ensure leadership effectiveness. Because of...

The case study is focused on Tema Shipyard - the location of a once vibrant and one of the largest shipyards and drydocks on the African Continent in the port city of Tema, Ghana. Due to a significant global market decline, mismanagement, corruption, and partisan political interference, the once...

The aim of this paper is to detail the social media engagement efforts used by successful nonprofits and to build on these insights in developing recommendations for effective social media plans to increase the visibility and service areas of public service organizations. The topic of social...

This chapter reviews leadership development in South Africa and the methods that are currently used to develop emerging leaders. I take a broad look at leadership development in a dynamic, changing, unpredictable postmodern era, together with that which needs to be preserved from the South...

In this chapter, we review leadership development in Ghana from both historical and contemporary perspectives. We present a critical analysis of current literature to bring to light practices used to ensure leadership effectiveness. Because of the diverse socioeconomic contexts and social...