Can Tymoczko be translated into Africa? Refractions of research methodology in translation studies in African contexts

Marais, Kobus

doi:10.2989/16073614.2011.647505

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“…The author makes an attempt here to provide some understanding of the African contexts in relation to management development. To begin, Africa is a developmental context, which involves the historical, economical and social facts of all forms of culture (Marais, 2011). Therefore, management development researchers should direct their methodologies and focus their interests to include developmental issues in management development.…”

Section: Western Approaches and African Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Based on the lack of attention to the African culture and management systems, argument could be advanced that ‘the inattention to Africa arises out of a parallel ideological devaluation of African culture’ (Miller et al, 2013: 319). African research into African issues, therefore, needs to be more localized, contextual and even ideological (Marais, 2011). Methodological issues become crucial when it comes to contextualizing research.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Methodological issues become crucial when it comes to contextualizing research. However, there is little literature on this probably because it is believed that research methods are universal and applicable to all contexts and at all times (Marais, 2011). Marias argues that since knowledge is contextually determined, it follows logically that the methods by which knowledge is generated should also be contextually determined.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These histories, most of which underpin the festivals, rituals and other communal activities of the ethnic groups and communities, are pointer to the need to explore particular methodological approaches relevant to respective communities. If not, ‘researchers in Africa will obviously find the same “facts” as researchers in other parts of the world’ (Marais 2011: 377).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is explained that even though many researchers believe that knowledge and methodologies are or should be universal, this can only be confirmed once we have considered the alternatives and found it lacking. It is therefore appropriate that scholarly studies on research methodologies should give priority to contextual factors that influence knowledge and its production (Marais, 2011), and this calls for the need for this study.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Still the Dark Continent? Towards contextual methodological approaches to management development research in foreign multinational firms in Africa

Oppong

2017

Int'l Jnl of Cross Cultural Management

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Following the widespread implementation of liberalization policies across the continent and resultant 'subsidiarity' of the industrial sectors by mostly Western multinational firms, management development in Africa has been dominated by Western approaches. The alternative is contextualization of research approaches that take into account the cultural and societal values of the people being researched. The article therefore proposes two methodologies believed to be contextual to management development research in multinational firms in Africa. These include indigenous methodology and postcolonial methodology. The two methodologies are complemented by appropriate data collection and analytical approaches, which have also been suggested. Data for this conceptual paper were mainly from review of extant popular and academic literature. The article concludes that applying the proposed methodologies could help tackle the neocolonial influence in African industries to decolonize indigenous people from Western hegemony and management development approaches that do not tackle the development problems of indigenous managers. Theoretically, the article contributes to literature on postcolonial management and organizational studies and, practically, contributes to alternative and appropriate approach to research into managerial skills development problems in Africa.

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Section: Western Approaches and African Contextsmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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