ADVANCED SERIES IN MANAGEMENT
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ADVANCED SERIES IN MANAGEMENT VOLUME 26
INDIGENOUS AFRICAN ENTERPRISE: THE IGBO TRADITIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL (I-TBS)
EDITED BY
OGECHI ADEOLA
Lagos Business School, Nigeria.
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ISSN: 1877-6361
To my Dad, Chief Emmanuel Ezeriwe Anumnu, nonagenarian, lover of God and
humanity, who embodies the Igbo work ethics and business culture
CONTENTS
SECTION I
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE IGBO TRADITIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL (I-TBS)
Ogechi Adeola
Adebukola E. Oyewunmi, Olabode A. Oyewunmi and Chinonye L. Moses
Anayo D. Nkamnebe and Esther N. Ezemba
Ishmael Obaeko Iwara
SECTION II
INDIGENOUS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESSION PLANNING
Okey Nwuke, Chizoba Nwoye and Nnaemeka Onoyima
Chidi Okoro and Nkemdilim Iheanachor
Ngozi Ann Chikere, Adenike Aderonke Moradeyo and Isaiah Adisa
SECTION III
FINANCIAL PRACTICES, SALES NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Uche Attoh and Ademola Ajeyomi
Silk Ugwu Ogbu
Ogechi Adeola, Uchenna Uzo and Adedeji Adewusi
SECTION IV
BUSINESS INCUBATORS AND MODELS
Victoria Okafor, Ogechi Adeola and Afam Ituma
Awele Achi and Francis Chukwuedo Achi
Ngozi Okpara
Kingsley Ekene Amaechi
SECTION V
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE
Obinna Ikwuegbu, Oluyemisi Bolade-Ogunfodun, Kola Yusuff and Bernd Vogel
Ogechi Adeola
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. | Diagram Showing Business Ownership from Generation to Generation. | 8 |
Figure 1. | Challenges of the Igba-Boi/Imu Ahia Apprenticeship Model. | 22 |
Figure 1. | Diagrammatic Representation of the I-TBS' Strengths. | 43 |
Figure 2. | Diagrammatic Representation of the I-TBS' Weaknesses. | 44 |
Figure 3. | Diagrammatic Representation of Opportunities of the I-TBS. | 45 |
Figure 4. | Diagrammatic Representation of the Threats Associated with the I-TBS. | 46 |
Figure 1. | Influence of Culture on Negotiation Outcomes. | 117 |
Figure 2. | Categorising Negotiation Orientation among Igbo Traders. | 117 |
Figure 1. | Summary of Indigenous Financial Practices of Igbo Micro-Entrepreneur. | 155 |
Figure 1. | Images of the Akwete Weaving Process. (a) Students weaving the Akwete fabric with the weaving machine called loom). (b) An Akwete design from the centre. (c) Vice Chancellor of AE-FUNAI touching an Akwete material during the opening ceremony of AE-FUNAI Akwete weaving centre. |