How Indigenous Leadership Research in Africa Can Inspire National Prosperity
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Date
2023-07-18
Authors
Bukusi, Allan Doyle Mududa
Korir, Agnes Jemutai
Musya, Justus Kitoo
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Open Journal of Social Sciences
Abstract
This paper challenges leaders involved in governance, politics, academia, industry and leadership training to access the Afrocentric leadership advantage
to unlock the wisdom and benefits of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) across the continent. The authors conducted a review of recent published literature by African leadership scholars that authenticate indigenous leader-ship thought in the face of historic, colonial and imperial Eurocentric western
theory. The authors re-position indigenous leadership research as a criticalcenter-piece and last-mile strategy to achieve pragmatic national transformation. The authors argue that hegemonic Eurocentric leadership models serve to satisfy global, financial and economic capital gains metrics, but do not always serve the social wellbeing and transformative growth interests of local communities. The paper urges policy makers, leadership program developers and business innovators to access and incorporate the findings of Indigenous Leadership Research in Africa (ILRA) to inspire national development and prosperity over the next 200 years.
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Afrocentric Leadership, Ubuntu, Indigenous Leadership Systems, Sustainable Development, Colonialism, National Prosperity
Citation
Bukusi, A. D. M., Korir, A. J., & Musya, J. K. (2023). How Indigenous Leadership Research in Africa Can Inspire National Prosperity. Open Jour- nal of Social Sciences, 11, 134-155.
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