African Time Use and Time Management
AshEse Journal of Business Management
Vol. 8(1), pp. 210-213, July, 2022
ISSN: 2059-7835
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African Time Use and Time Management
Faustina Amanor-Odametey
Ghana Communication Technology University,Ghana. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Received April, 2022; Accepted July, 2022
This study reviews the most common criticism of Africans about their lack of punctuality. The problem of punctuality has become so endemic that lateness is accepted and explained loosely as "African time." This article offers some insights into African the concept of time, some notions about African time, whether Africans are the only ones who are always late to a scheduled meeting, or whether African lateness is a fact or stereotyping, or just lack of time consciousness. Is the problem of tardiness due to African culture? What accounts for African lack of punctuality? The paper concludes that the world is changing at a fast pace, and making ‘African time’ a way of life is counterproductive.
Key words: Africans, criticism, punctuality, African time.