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Detailed Contents
FiguresXV
TablesXVII
AbbreviationsXIX
1 Introduction and Overview 1
1.1 Motivation and Focus 1
1.2 Goal 4
1.3 Structure 5
Part I: Theory 7
2 Theoretical Background 7
2.1 Studying Societies 7
2.1.1 Defining Culture 8
2.1.1.1 Culture is a characteristic of human collectivity 8
2.1.1.2 Culture is a complex whole with many interrelated aspects 9
2.1.1.3 Culture is a traditional element, transmitted across time periods and generat...
2.1.2 Measuring and Comparing Culture 10
2.1.3 Social Institutions 13
2.1.4 Studying Societies - Summary and Conclusion 15
2.2 Teamwork for Innovation 17
2.2.1 Creativity and Innovation 17
2.2.2 The Innovation Team 17
2.2.3 Team-Level Innovative Performance 18
2.2.4 Antecedents of Team-Level Innovative Performance 19
2.2.4.1 Teamwork 19
2.2.4.2 Team Design 20
2.2.5 Teamwork for Innovation - Summary and Conclusion 22
2.3 The Organisation 23
2.3.1 Organisational Structure 25
2.3.2 The Social Context of Organisations 26
2.3.3 People-Strategy 29
2.3.4 The Organisation - Summary and Conclusion 32
2.4 Conceptual Framework 33
3 Team-Level Innovative Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa 35
3.1 Introduction to Sub-Saharan Africa 35
3.2 A Strong Demographic Force - Diversity 39
3.2.1 Diversity and Teamwork 40
3.2.2 Diversity and Innovative Performance of Teams 42
3.2.3 Diversity Management and Team-Level Innovative Performance in SSA 45
3.3 Cultural Forces 47
3.3.1 Humane Orientation and Team-Level Innovative Performance in SSA 51
3.3.2 Power Distance and Team-Level Innovative Performance in SSA 57
3.4 Institutionalised Societal Practices 61
3.4.1 Tribalism and Team-Level Innovative Performance in SSA 64
3.4.2 Corruption and Team-Level Innovative Performance in SSA 67
3.5 A Model of Team-Level Innovative Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa 70
Part II: Empirical Research 73
4 The Empirical Research Approach 73
4.1 Research Methodology - Choice and Justification 73
4.1.1 Methodological Contextualisation 75
4.1.2 The Researcher as Research Instrument 77
4.2 Research Design 80
4.2.1 Sampling Decisions 80
4.2.1.1 Unit of Analysis 80
4.2.1.2 Multiple Case Design 81
4.2.1.3 Case Selection 82
4.2.2 Data Collection - Sources and Procedure 83
4.2.3 Data Management and Presentation 86
4.2.4 Data Analysis and Interpretation 86
4.3 Assessment of the Study 89
4.3.1 Validation 89
4.3.2 Ethical Considerations - Confidentiality and Anonymity 90
5 Case Studies 91
5.1 Case Studies in Nigeria 91
5.1.1 The A-Case 96
5.1.1.1 Data Collected 96
5.1.1.2 A-Case Overview 98
5.1.2 The B-Case 100
5.1.2.1 Data Collected 100
5.1.2.2 B-Case Overview 101
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