Activating Community Development through Activation of Collective Action

Abstract

The development of several communities in Nigeria is constrained as a result of failure to explore the nexus between power, politics, knowledge management, stakeholders’ management and growth and development. The growth and development of any community is no longer dependent on monetary variables alone. To further development, innovative capacity is now a categorical imperative. The revamping of education and training will impact positively on the attainment of high innovative capacity. The link between knowledge management, stakeholders’ management, politics/power and community growth and development must now be explored. Knowledge management will assist in identifying the key imperatives for growth and development. With knowledge management culminating in, increased stakeholders management intelligence, communities that are dependent stakeholders will cultivate the cooperation of others to acquire power with a view to becoming definitive stakeholders. The outlined synergies will assist in activating community development through collective action.

Keywords: Power, Politics, Knowledge management, Stakeholders management, Growth and development, Egoro kingdom.