- Title
- Infusing African management philosophy into project management
- Creator
- Marnewick, Carl, Erasmus, Wikus, Joseph, Nazeer
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10210/273526
- Identifier
- uj:29141
- Identifier
- Citation: Marnewick, C., Erasmus, W. & Joseph, N. 2018. Infusing African management philosophy into project management. Acta Commercii 18(1), a585. https://doi.org/10.4102/ ac.v18i1.585
- Identifier
- ISSN: 1684-1999 (Online)
- Identifier
- ISSN: 2413-1903 (Print)
- Description
- Abstract: The project management field of study is investigated in the context of the current debate on decolonisation of the university curriculum. Research purpose: Current project management theories and curriculum are based on Western management philosophy (WMP). This creates tension on the African continent where the debate is currently about the revival of African management philosophy (AMP) and how it should form part of management theories and the discourse in general. Motivation for the study: The problem currently is that AMP is not incorporated or even discussed within project management literature. The aim of this article is to create discussion around AMP and how it can be infused into project management theories and ultimately the curriculum. The AMP and WMP are discussed through the lens of project management, specifically the Project Management Body of Knowledge...
- Publisher
- AOSIS
- Language
- English
- Rights
- ©2018, authors
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