Alain Mortha

Mismanagement in African Governments (eBook, ePUB)

A Comparative Exploration of the Management Practices During the Autocratic Regime of Former President Hissein Habré and the Democratic Regime of Current President Déby Itno in Chad

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book emanates from the authors doctoral dissertation research that explored African government mismanagement practices by focusing on the pilot case study of Chad in Central Africa. Two of Chads positions that are most bothersome and disconcerting to the author are least favorable place in the world to conduct business according to the World Bank and one of twenty countries in the world where corruption is most existent as adjudged by Transparency International. Being born and raised in Chad, the author was so shocked by these statistics that his chief desire in writing this book is to propose some sort of solution that may help African countries enhance the management of public resources rather than pointing a finger of blame. A comparative investigation of the management practices during the autocratic regime of former president Hissein Habr and the democratic regime of current president Idriss Dby Itno was conducted. This book begins with an overview of previous Chadian governments, the history of corruption in Chad, and a description of mismanagement practices during the regimes of Habr and Dby as revealed through research. An overview of the mismanagement practices in Sub-Sahara African governments also illustrates the similarities between Chad and these countries. The author provides a theoretical framework used to conduct his research as well as several leadership models that he believes would be useful for African governments. The book ends with the authors proposed customized Scholar-Practitioner-Leader (SPL) model based on ethics and TQM to enhance the management of public resource, and a discussion about the limits of his research plus recommendations for future research. The results of the study were shocking to say the least and raised questions about the viability of the Occidental democracy imposed in Africa by developed countries. Will some African countries be better off with a benevolent dictatorship rather than a democratic regime? Find more in the book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris US
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781514480502
• Artikelnr.: 52598183

Autorenporträt

Alain Mortha is a bilingual (French and English) American immigrant born in Chad. He arrived in the United States in 1997 as a refugee speaking no English. Although Alain arrived in the United States with two master's degrees earned in Africa, he had to work in factories for a living. Deep inside, though, Alain had the conviction that he could accomplish much more than working as a laborer if he could also earn an advanced degree from an American university. With determination and perseverance, Alain learned English as second language (ESL) and enrolled at Penn State University in Middletown, Pennsylvania, for his masters of business administration (MBA) while working full-time. Alain earned his MBA in 2004, which opened the door for his first professional job in the USA. Earning a doctorate degree was Alain's lifetime dream. While working full-time for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Alain enrolled in the University of Phoenix in 2009 and earned his doctorate degree in business administration (DBA) in 2012. Another dream came true-only possible in America. Dr. Mortha is currently the International marketing executive with the Pennsylvania Office of International Business Development (OIBD) in the Department of Community and Economic Development. Prior to this position, Dr. Mortha was the director of Global Operations at OIBD for six years. Previous positions include an accountant with the PA Department of Revenue, personal banking representative at Sovereign Bank (now Santander), and junior credit analyst at Pennsylvania Credit Union Association. Dr. Alain Mortha published his first book in 2014, A Blessing to be an American: The Real Life Story of an Immigrant Who Grew Up in Chad, Central Africa, available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and publisher Xlibris. For questions or comments about this book, please e-mail Dr. Mortha at [e-mail].