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Effective Leadership in the 21st Century: Lessons for the Tourism Sector in the African Continent

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  • Portia Pearl Siyanda Sifolo

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Although Africa has been one of the world's fastest growing tourism regions, when comparing it to the rest of the world, tourism still lags behind. Tourism is a dynamic and a competitive industry that continues to develop whilst the tourists' preferences are changing. Consequently, leading and managing in the tourism sector is of great importance, particularly in the 21st century. The purpose of this paper is to explore leadership concepts to draw lessons for the tourism sector in the African continent. Leadership in the African continent remains questionable and controversial; the nature of effective leadership has been the subject of great debate. The findings reveal the prominent African leadership concepts from Ubuntu, Culturally embedded values, Communalism, Common good and Paternalism as some of the existing leadership concepts that could be applicable to an effective leader in the 21st century in the tourism sector in Africa.

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  • Portia Pearl Siyanda Sifolo, 2021. "Effective Leadership in the 21st Century: Lessons for the Tourism Sector in the African Continent," Chapters, in: Syed Abdul Rehman Khan & Zhang Yu (ed.), Tourism, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:216748
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.93844
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    Keywords

    Africa; tourism; effective leadership; Ubuntu;
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    • Z31 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Industry Studies

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