South African management development in the twenty‐first century : Moving toward an Africanized model

Discusses the challenges of management development in post‐apartheid South Africa. The main issue is how to compensate for apartheid’s negative legacy and bring large numbers of the previously disfranchised black majority into the corporate mainstream. Achieving this goal will require South African firms to develop aggressive affirmative action programs and to embrace leadership and training approaches that better reflect African values. Clearly, this will not be easy. Examples of South African companies that have taken these steps are presented as well as a conceptual framework that can help companies develop more Africanized approaches to management development.