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Dr. Moses Acquaah, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
President
Research Interests: Prof. Acquaah’s research interests include social capital and networking in emerging economies; competitive strategy in emerging economies; family business and entrepreneurship in emerging economies; management and strategic control in organizations; and transfer, diffusion, and management of innovation. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of African Business and serves on the editorial boards of several journals.
Judy N. Muthuri, PhD (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Nottingham University Business School, UK
Vice President
Research Interests: Prof. Muthuri’s research interests are in Business and Society covering a range of topics including responsible mining; stakeholder engagement; theorising corporate responsibility and sustainability; multi-stakeholder partnerships; corporate social investments; education for sustainable development; and participatory methodologies. She is the Section Editor, Global Issues and Business Ethics of the Journal of Business Ethics and serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals.
Amanuel Tekleab, PhD (University of Maryland, College Park)
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
Treasurer
Research Interests: Prof. Tekleab's research interests include employment relationships (psychological contracts, LMX, POS, Trust), leadership, idiosyncratic (individualized) deals, teams and team process, justice, organizational change, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). He is currently Associate Editor of Group & Organization Management and Journal of Business Research, and he serves on the editorial boards of other journals and reviews for several journals.
Elham Metwally, DBA (Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands)
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Secretary
Research Interests: Dr. Metwally’s research interests include strategic management, organizational behaviour, human resources management, entrepreneurship, and organizational leadership. She is a founding executive member of the Africa Academy of Management, co-chaired with (Nceku Nyathi) the AFAM 2016 Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, and currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Africa Journal of Management (AJOM).
Prof. Samuel Aryee, PhD (McMaster University, Canada)
University of Surrey, UK
Program Chair
Research Interests: Sam’s research interests include strategic human resource management, services management, organizational justice, work-family interface, employee-organization relationship, and workplace safety. He is currently an associate editor of AJOM and serves on the editorial boards of several journals.
Sherwat Elwan Ibrahim, PhD (Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ, USA)
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Deputy Program Chair
Research Interests: Dr. Ibrahim’s research interests include sustainable supply chain management, responsible sourcing, global value chain governance and resilience, and green technology management and adoption. She also focuses on areas related to Africa sustainable development and responsible management education in Africa. She is Associate Editor for IEEE Engineering Management Review.
Nceku Nyathi, PhD (University of Leicester, UK)
Royal Holloway University, UK
Communications Director
Research Interests: Dr. Nyathi’s research interests are in management and organisation studies drawing on sociological and historical analysis to fill a gap, recovering knowledges that are invisible and silenced through asking postcolonial/decolonial questions of organisation theory, leadership, ethics, diversity, race and management in Africa. He is currently co-editor with (Faith Ngunjiri) of Palgrave Macmillan Africa Leadership Book Series and serves on editorial board of the international journal of Equality Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and Africa Journal of Management (AJOM).
Benson Honig, PhD (Stanford University, USA)
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada
Executive at Large
Research Interests: Prof. Honig is the Teresa Cascioli Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership, studying entrepreneurship worldwide, his research includes nascent entrepreneurship, transnational entrepreneurship, ethics in scholarship, social entrepreneurship, social capital, and entrepreneurship for marginalized persons and in environments of transition. He has published widely and serves on ten editorial boards, including the Academy of Management Learning and Education, Academy of Management Perspectives, the Journal of Business Venturing and Strategic Entrepreneurship. Past chair of the Academy of Management Ethics Education Committee, he is co-founder of the Reframery (www.reframery.org).
Juliana Namada, PhD (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
School of Business, United States International University-Africa.
Executive at Large
Research Interests: Dr. Namada conducts research in strategic management and firm performance in business organizations. She is passionate on the concepts of competitive advantage, competencies, and capabilities. She has gained lots of interest in online pedagogy and instructional design and undertaken research in online authentic assessment of student performance. She has a bias in strategic planning programme assessment and evaluation in institutions of higher learning. She serves as a reviewer for the Academy of Management, Africa Academy of Management and Journal of African Business.
Julie Nyanjom, PhD (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
Executive at Large
Research Interests: Dr. Nyanjom conducts research in organizational behaviour, and explores emotions, personal and professional learning and development, inclusion, and sustainable management practices and their related impacts on organisations and society. Julie is also an active researcher in education pedagogy, with specific interest in impacts of emotions in Online Learning Environments. She is Associate editor of Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) journal and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals.
Mira Slavova, PhD (University of Cambridge, UK)
Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK
Executive at Large
Research Interests: Difference is not the absence of sameness. Dr Slavova’s intellectual agenda stems from a positive view of difference as generative. The site of differences for her is the African continent. Using notions from sociomateriality, feminist theory, practice and process studies she explore organisational phenomena as they unfold in Africa. She has published in Organization Science, Journal of Business Venturing, Information Systems Journal and others.
Dorothy Mpabanga, PhD (University of Strathcyde, UK)
University of Botswana, Botswana
Regional Executive Director for Southern Africa Region
Research Interests: Dr. Mpabanga’s research focuses on public sector management and reforms, Human Resource Management and development, diversity management, project management, NGO management, higher education management, strategic and change management, innovation/ICT in management practices, management principles, indigenous knowledge management, governance, leadership, and democracy. Dorothy has published various book chapters, journal articles including publication in the Routledge Companion to international Management Education, Global HRM Case book and the Public Sector Innovation Journal.
Nathaniel Adebayo, PhD (Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria)
The Polytechnic, Ibadan. Nigeria.
Regional Executive Director for West Africa Region
Research Interests: Dr Adebayo’s research interests are in Entrepreneurship, Poverty Dynamics, Informal Business Sector, Entrepreneurship Education, Gender Issues in Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development and Family Business. He is an Associate Editor of Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal (RMRJ) of San Jose University, Cebu City, the Philippines. He is also a member of Editorial Boards of several other journals.
Baniyelme D. Zoogah, PhD (The Ohio State University, USA)
McMaster University
Immediate Past President
Research Interest: Dr Zoogahi teaches organizational behavior and human resource management courses. He has held visiting professorship positions in Ghana and South Africa. His research is at the meso level which combines micro and macro issues related to development of individuals, groups, and organizations as they pertain to competencies, strategies, and resources respectively. His current research focuses on strategic followership, corporate environmental sustainability, and autochthonous management. In addition to publishing in, and reviewing for, several journals, he has authored four books: (1) Strategic Followership: How Followers Impact Organizational Effectiveness; (2) Theoretical Perspectives of Strategic Followership; (3) Ethnos Oblige: Theory and Evidence; and (4) Managing Organizational Behavior in the African Context. In addition, he has edited Advancing Research Methodology in the African Context: Techniques, Methods, and Designs.
Baniyelme D. Zoogah, PhD (The Ohio State University, USA)
McMaster University
Immediate Past President
Research Interest: Dr Zoogahi teaches organizational behavior and human resource management courses. He has held visiting professorship positions in Ghana and South Africa. His research is at the meso level which combines micro and macro issues related to development of individuals, groups, and organizations as they pertain to competencies, strategies, and resources respectively. His current research focuses on strategic followership, corporate environmental sustainability, and autochthonous management. In addition to publishing in, and reviewing for, several journals, he has authored four books: (1) Strategic Followership: How Followers Impact Organizational Effectiveness; (2) Theoretical Perspectives of Strategic Followership; (3) Ethnos Oblige: Theory and Evidence; and (4) Managing Organizational Behavior in the African Context. In addition, he has edited Advancing Research Methodology in the African Context: Techniques, Methods, and Designs.
Stella M. Nkomo, PhD (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Past President
Research Interests: diversity, difference, race and gender in organizations, management in Africa.
Africa Academy of
Management (AFAM)
GOVERNANCE (BY-LAWS)
25 April 2022
ARTICLE I
Name: The name of this non-profit
organization is the Africa Academy of Management. It is hereinafter
referred to in these Bylaws as “AFAM”.
ARTICLE II
Purpose:
The purpose of
AFAM is to function as an avenue for discourse on management research and
practice in Africa. Fulfilment of this function involves facilitation of the
development and improvement of members’ capabilities for research, teaching,
and practice of management and organization in Africa.
ARTICLE III
Objectives: To further the purpose of AFAM, the following
objectives will be pursued to:
1. Foster the general advancement of
knowledge and scholarship in the theory and practice of management among
African scholars and/or academics interested in management and organization
issues in Africa. Africa is defined broadly to include all of Africa and
individuals of African descent in the Diaspora (i.e., The Caribbean, South
America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, Middle East, and North America).
2. Perform educational activities that advance
the field of management in Africa.
3. Perform and support educational activities that contribute to
intellectual and operational leadership in the field of management within the
African context.
4.
Facilitate closer cooperation
among those interested in the science and practice of management in Africa.
5.
Promote the use of Africa
management knowledge by educators, policymakers, and practitioners on the
continent.
6. Provide opportunities for management
researchers, educators, and practitioners to advance themselves through the
publications of scholarly, pedagogical, and practitioner papers.
ARTICLE IV
A.
Membership:
The
basic requirements for membership in AFAM are:
1.
Candidates shall be interested in and engaged in the theory, philosophy, and
practice of management through teaching, research, or practice.
2.
There shall be three (3) types of membership: Academic, Practitioner, and Student:
a.
Academic members shall be professors, lecturers, researchers of business
administration, management and/or related disciplines in research
organizations, colleges, or universities.
b.
Practitioner members shall be individuals in a managerial position in an
organization or institution; business owner or entrepreneur; business or
management consultant.
c.
Student members shall be graduate (post-graduate) students with an interest in
the field of management who are not otherwise employed on a full-time basis.
3. The following shall constitute membership in
AFAM:
a. Registration for and attendance at AFAM
conferences; or
b. Payment and renewal of biennial
membership dues to AFAM.
4. Membership in AFAM is available to all
individuals meeting above criteria regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality,
gender, language and religious or political beliefs.
B.
Membership Dues:
1. Membership dues are used to fund the mission
and activities of AFAM.
2.
Member dues are subject to change by a majority vote of the Executive
Committee.
ARTICLE
V
A.
Leadership
Structure:
1. AFAM
leadership shall consist of fourteen (14) elected officers.
2. Elected
officers shall be known as the Executive Committee.
3. The Executive Committee is responsible for
carrying out the mission and governance of AFAM and consists of the President,
Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Program Chair, Deputy Program Chair,
Communications Director, Four (4) Executive Directors, and Three (3) Regional Executives-At-Large.
(Note also see Articles VI, VII).
4. The
Immediate Past President is not an elected position but serves on the Executive
Committee with voting rights.
5. The
Executive Committee shall meet six (6) times a year and will also meet at the
AFAM Biennial Conference and the Annual Academy of Management meetings. Special
Executive Committee meetings may be called by the President. Additional
Executive Meetings can be convened as necessary.
6. Standing
Committees typically meet once a month and may add additional meetings as
required.
7. The
responsibilities of Executive Committee members are as follows:
a.
The President shall:
(1)
Chair all Executive Committee meetings but may delegate this responsibility
to the Vice President if necessitated.
(2)
Be the Chief Executive Officer of AFAM and shall be fully informed of all
activities occurring within the organization.
(3)
Develop and maintain productive relationships and partnerships with relevant
national and international bodies to advance the goals of AFAM.
(4) Attend where possible conferences and
annual meetings of relevant bodies identified in (3) above to represent AFAM’s
interests.
(5)
Assume responsibility for leading AFAM’s
activities in a manner that will assure the accomplishment of objectives
subject to:
(a) The
By-Laws of AFAM.
(b) The
concurrence of the Executive Committee in matters of policy.
(6) Present a
major report on the status and progress of the organization at its biennial
business meeting, and a minor report at annual meeting.
(7) Serve as Immediate Past President and
active member of the Executive Committee for two years at end of term as President.
b. The Vice President shall
(1)
Serve as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the organization.
(2)
Be responsible for assisting the President in any way deemed appropriate by the
President.
(3)
Serve as the liaison to the Editorial Team of the Africa Journal of Management
to ensure operations are aligned with AFAM’s mission and strategic goals.
(4)
Perform all the duties of the President in his/her absence.
c.
The
Secretary shall:
(1) Prepare
an annual calendar of Executive Committee Meetings no later than October of the
preceding year
(2)
Notify Executive Committee of monthly meeting dates.
(3)
Schedule a yearly Executive Committee meeting to review annual
reports
of standing committees and executive positions.
(4)
Prepare and distribute minutes of all Executive Committee
Meetings
as well as meetings held at biennial conference and AOM annual meetings.
(5)
Maintain a copy of AFAM’s Biennial Conference Program as well as details of all
awards distributed.
(6)
Maintain an electronic depository of all official AFAM documents and other
important archival records.
(7) Work closely with the Treasurer to ensure
accurate records are kept of dues paying members.
(8) Perform other duties as may pertain to the
position.
d). The Treasurer shall:
(1) Maintain the
financial records of AFAM
(2) Chair the Finance Committee
(3) Manage the
funds of AFAM, issue checks (along with the President or Secretary
(constituting two signatures)
(4) Prepare
financial reports for Executive Committee Meetings
(5) Prepare and
present financial reports at business meetings
(6) Ensure all funds are administered in
compliance with tax status of AFAM.
(7) Perform other duties as may be assigned by
the President.
e). Program Chair
(1) Act
as Program Chair for Biennial Conferences and AFAM program at AOM meetings.
(2) Chair
the Program Committee.
(3) Issue
a call for proposals for local hosts for biennial conferences and make a
recommendation for approval by the Executive Committee.
(4) Determine
the conference theme in conjunction with the local host for approval by the
Executive Committee.
(5) Plan
and manage all of the program and logistical tasks required to offer the
biennial conference.
(6) Plan
and manage all of the sessions including the social and business meeting at AOM
annual meetings.
(7) Perform
other duties as may be assigned by the President.
e.
Deputy Program Chair
(1) Work
closely with, and assist, Program chair with responsibilities in (d)
above.
(2) Perform
the duties of the Program chair in his/her absence.
(3) Perform
other duties as may be assigned by the President.
f.
Communications
Director shall
(1) Communicate with AFAM members about
developments in the organization.
(2) Prepare
and distribute a quarterly newsletter.
(3) Communicate
with external bodies and the media.
(4) Develop
and maintain the web page of AFAM in conjunction with the service provider.
(5) Manage
the content of AFAM twitter accounts.
(6) Prepare and distribute promotional material to
various audiences.
(7) Perform
any other duties that may be assigned by the President.
g.
Executive Directors shall
(1) Chair or be a member of the following standing
committees: Awards, Capacity Building, Finance, Program, Nominating, and Membership Committees.
(2) Perform other duties as assigned by the
President.
h.
Regional
Executives-At-Large
(1) Serve on standing committees.
(2) Assist with regional outreach efforts.
(3) Recruit
members in the region.
(4) Be
responsible for obtaining and giving a regional point of view (from the region
which such regional representative represents
(5) Generate
and plan membership activities and programs.
(6) Perform
other duties as assigned by the President.
i.
Immediate
Past President shall
(1). Serve as an
active non-elected member of the Executive Committee for two years.
(2). Serve as
the Chair of the Nominating Committee.
(3). Perform
other duties as assigned by the President.
B. Succession
(1)
Leadership succession in AFAM will be staggered for continuity and the
preservation of institutional memory. The Vice President shall succeed the
President to the Presidency. The Deputy
Program Chair shall succeed the Program Chair. It is expected that each executive will build
upon the outcomes of the past executive in that leadership function.
(2)
The tenure of all executives and office holders in a particular position is two
years. No executive committee
member shall be elected to serve more than two terms in the same position.
C. Standing
Committees
(1)
Six (6) standing committees shall be instituted to fulfill the mission and
objectives of AFAM. In addition to the
standing committees detailed below, the President may recommend the creation of
ad hoc committees to execute once-off tasks or initiatives. In
such cases, the President will suggest members to ad hoc committees and also
provide terms of reference for their work.
All ad hoc committees must be approved by the Executive Committee. Unless
otherwise indicated, all standing committees will consist of five (5)
members. All committees shall be chaired
by an Executive Committee member. Members
can be recruited from the Executive as well as the membership. Special effort should be made to include
members in Africa.
(2)
Standing Committees:
(1) Finance
Committee shall be responsible for:
a. Working
closely with the Treasurer to ensure sound financial management of AFAM assets.
b. Managing
AFAM finances according to good financial practices and in accordance with the
requirements specified for a non-profit organization.
c. Ensuring
all financial records are accurate and complete.
d. Reviewing
biennially financial statements prepared by the Treasurer.
e. Safeguarding
the financial assets of AFAM by ensuring proper internal controls are in place.
f. Review
any financial transactions over $5000.00 and submit the request to the
Executive Committee for final approval.
g. Identifying
possible funding sources to support the mission and activities of AFAM.
h. Coordinating
with the President in approaching possible funding sources.
i.
Preparing an annual report of the
financial health of AFAM for the Executive Committee.
(2) Capacity
Building Committee shall be responsible for:
a. Identifying
educational opportunities and programs to enhance the research and teaching
skills of members and prospective members.
b. Planning
and managing the delivery of the Africa Faculty Development Workshops.
c. Planning
and managing the delivery of capacity building activities at biennial
conferences.
d. Planning
and managing an annual series of webinars.
e. Soliciting
AFAM professional development workshops for annual AOM conference.
f. Manage
the Africa Journal of Management Fellowship Program.
g. Preparing
an annual report of the capacity building activities of AFAM for the Executive
Committee.
(3) Nominating Committee
shall be responsible for:
a. Proposing
a slate of up to three (3) candidates for any vacant Executive Committee
position. Slate should include representation from Africa as well as the
diaspora.
b. Preparing the ballot containing candidates for
all positions to be elected. The ballot shall
be mailed electronically at least ninety (90) days in advance of the Biennial
AFAM Conference.
c. Announcing
the results of the election to the membership at least two weeks after the
election. The winners of the election will be sworn in as new Executive
Committee members at the Biennial AFAM Conference. Outgoing Executive Committee
Members shall prepare a handover report to in-coming members.
d. The
committee shall consist of five (5) members with the Immediate Past President
as Chair; three members from the executive committee and one (1) at large
member drawn from AFAM membership.
(4) Program
Committee shall be responsible for:
a. Working
with Biennial Conference Program Chairs in the planning and managing the
conference program.
b. Identifying
the conference theme.
c. Issuing
the call for local hosts.
d. Evaluating
proposals for local hosts and recommend host to the Executive Committee.
e. Liaising
with the local host committee to ensure smooth running of the conference.
f. Preparing
a conference budget in conjunction with the Treasurer.
g. Preparing
and managing conference evaluation process and submit report to the Executive
Committee.
(5) Awards
Committee shall be responsible for:
a. Identifying
ways to recognize research, education, and practice excellence on management
in/or about Africa.
b. Managing
all AFAM awards and recommending the winners to the Executive Committee.
c. Working
with Biennial Conference Track Chairs on the best paper awards.
d. Propose
additional award categories in line with AFAM’s mission and strategies.
e. Securing
sponsors for AFAM awards.
f. Develop
criteria for all AFAM awards to be approved by the Executive Committee.
(6) Membership
Committee shall be responsible for:
a. Developing
and implementing a comprehensive membership strategy.
b. Identify
and maintain a list of prospective sources from which to recruit new members in
Africa (e.g., business schools, Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences,
etc. in Africa; scholars publishing research on management in Africa; and
practitioner associations).
c. Maintain
an electronic database of all AFAM members and all those who may be interested
in membership.
d. Identify
ways to involve members in AFAM activities and programs.
e. Actively
work with regional members to recruit new members.
f. Provide
membership information at biennial conference and AOM annual meetings.
g. Work
closely with the Treasurer to ensure accurate records of member dues payments.
(3)
Tenure of Standing Committees shall be as follows:
a. Program
Committee: Renewed at the completion of each conference to be held every two
(2) years.
b.Finance
Committee: At least 2 members of the committee shall rotate out every two (2)
years. The term of the committee members who remain on the committee will
expire after 4 years.
c. Membership
Committee: At least 2 members of the committee shall rotate out every two (2)
years. The term of the committee members who remain on the committee will
expire after 4 years.
d.Capacity
Building Committee: At least 2 members of the committee shall rotate out every
two (2) years. The term of the committee members who remain on the committee
will expire after 4 years.
e. Nominating
Committee: At least 2 members of the committee shall rotate out every two (2)
years. The term of the committee members who remain on the committee will
expire after 4 years.
f. Awards
Committee: At least 2 members of the committee shall rotate out every two (2)
years. The term of the committee members who remain on the committee will
expire after 4 years.
ARTICLE
VI
Executive Committee Resignations, Removal
and Vacancies
1. Resignation of Executive Committee Members
Any
Executive Committee Member may resign at any time by giving written notice to
the President. In the case of the resignation of the President, the written
notice shall be submitted to the Executive Committee. A resignation shall take
effect at the time specified in the written notice, or, if no time is
specified, at the time of acceptance thereof as determined by the Executive
Committee.
2. Removal of Executive Committee Members.
When a situation arises of the
non-performance of an Executive Committee member which may include but not
limited to fraudulent or dishonest acts, abuse of authority, excessive absence
without valid justification, underperformance of responsibilities, or other
non-professional behavior and conduct, action can be taken to remove him/her
through the following procedures:
a. The matter must be placed on the
agenda of a regular or specially called Executive Committee meeting to discuss
the situation.
b. The specific non-performance should
be presented and the involved Executive Committee member shall have the
opportunity to present his/her rebuttal.
c. After
discussion, a motion can be entered to recommend (a) a warning be issued to the involved Executive or (b) a
referendum be prepared for a vote of removal by AFAM membership because of
substantial cause. The motion passes by a majority vote of the Executive
Committee members present as long as there is a quorum.
d. If motion (b) passes, a referendum shall be prepared for a vote by the current AFAM
membership for removal of the Executive Committee member from his/her position
and the Executive Committee.
e. The member can be removed by a majority vote of the AFAM
membership.
ARTICLE VII
Regional Offices:
In
order to better serve member needs, AFAM will establish regional offices across
the African continent. The number of
regional offices will be determined by the Executive Committee. Executives-at-large
will be elected officers of the Executive Committee.
1. Responsibilities
of Regional Offices
a.
Act
as a regional link for AFAM to serve the needs of members in the region.
b.
Focus
on regional activities and issues.
c.
Coordinate
activities for members in the region (e.g. seminars, workshops, guest
lecturers).
d.
Promote
AFAM to universities and colleges in the region.
e.
Promote
and facilitate research, publication and teaching collaborations among members
in the region.
f. Work closely with program chairs
during AFAM biennial conferences held in the region
2. Governance
of Regional Offices
a. Regional
offices are hosted by a university or college in a particular region for a
period of 3 years with the possibility of renewal for a further 3 years.
b. The designation of regional offices is the
responsibility of the Executive Committee of AFAM.
c. At
the end of the 3- year appointment, the Executive Committee will evaluate the
need for and performance of the regional office.
ARTICLE VIII
Journals:
In
order to fulfill its purpose, AFAM will establish journals for publication of
scholarly, pedagogical, and practitioner papers on management in Africa.
1. Governance:
a. The
journals will be the official journal of AFAM in cooperation with publishers
contracted by the Executive Committee of AFAM.
b. Each
journal will be led by an Editor-in-Chief, Senior Associate Editor, Associate
Editors, Assistant Editors, and Editors. The journals will have Editorial
Advisory Boards and Editorial Review Boards.
c. The
Vice President of AFAM shall serve as the liaison between the Executive
Committee of AFAM and the Editors-in-Chief of the journals
d. The
Executive Committee of AFAM shall appoint the Editors-in-Chief for a period of
3 years through a formal nomination and selection process. The term of the Editors-in-Chief can be
extended for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Executive
Committee.
e. The
Editors-in-Chief shall appoint the Senior Associate Editors, Associate Editors,
Assistant Editors, and Editors, but the appointments shall be ratified by the
Executive Committee of AFAM.
f. The
Editors-in-Chief shall have authority over the editorial duties, editorial
decisions in respect to manuscripts and special issues, and enhancing the
standing of the journals including indexing of the journals.
g. The
contracts with the publishers fall under the authority of the Executive
Committee. Any changes in the branding, number of issues and other substantive
material issues must be approved by the Executive Committee of AFAM.
h. The
Editors-in-Chief shall submit an annual budget request to support duties
related to the journal for approval by the Executive Committee.
Article
IX
Elections
1.
Nominating Committee
a.
Elections shall be held every two years.
b.
AFAM shall have a Nominating Committee
which shall be responsible for conducting elections.
c.
The composition of the Nominating Committee
is specified in Article V, Section C. Committee.
A.
Selection
of Candidates for Positions
1.
Nominating Committee shall prepare a call
for nominees for the various positions that specifies the deadline for nominations.
2.
In choosing candidates to appear on the
ballot, the Nominating Committee will consider the (a) specific qualifications
for each position, (b) prior experience as a member of AFAM, (c) contributions
to AFAM activities, and/or (d) leadership potential. Nominees shall provide
objective evidence of the commitment, the resources, and the absence of any
constraints that would prevent the fulfilling of the responsibilities of the
position for which he/she has been nominated.
3.
The election ballot will list all the
candidates for a position together, in alphabetical order. All candidates will
be provided the opportunity to submit brief written statements indicating (1)
their qualifications for the office, (2) their vision for AFAM, and (3) other
relevant information as requested. Nominees for the regional executive-at-large
positions should reside in the region for which they are nominated.
4.
Active members shall be asked to vote for
candidates for the various elected positions. The ballots shall be tallied
using the Hare method. The individual receiving the greatest number of votes
shall be elected to a position. In the event of a tie, the winner will be
determined by a runoff election between the tied candidates.
5.
The election shall be conducted
electronically.
6.
The Chair of the Nominating Committee
shall confirm the elected candidates for all positions at least ninety (60)
days in advance of the Biennial Meeting.
7.
Newly elected officers shall assume their
positions at the Biennial Meeting.
ARTICLE X
Meeting
Rules:
Executive
and business meetings of AFAM shall be conducted according to the following
rules based on the principles of respect, dignity, openness, collective
responsibility, and fairness:
a. The chair of the meeting will greet and
confirm there is a quorum (i.e., 50% of Executive Committee members) for
purposes of decisions to be taken.
b. Members
who cannot attend will notify the secretary as soon as possible for official
noting.
c. Members
will submit required reports and documentation at least three days prior to the
meeting date.
d. All
participants will respect and honor the opinions of all present.
e. All
agenda items shall be given adequate discussion time to ensure that all
participants have had an opportunity to understand and ask relevant questions.
f. Decisions
will be made by consensus. However, in the case of an impasse, decisions will
be made by a majority vote.
ARTICLE XI
Amendments:
Proposed
amendments to the By-Laws shall be sent to Secretary for consideration by the Executive Committee. These By-Laws may be
amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at an Annual Business
Meeting, or at any time by a majority vote of all AFAM members voting through
mail or an electronic ballot sponsored by the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE
XII
Relationships
with Other Organizations:
The
Africa Academy of Management may enter into agreements with external organizations
and/or associations that support and advance its mission. All such agreements must be approved by the Executive
Committee who ensure that AFAM is not liable for any act, error, omission,
debt, or other liability or obligation. The
agreements must also be such that they acknowledge and respect each other’s
mutual independence, and share copies of their Constitutions, Bylaws and periodic
reports requested by the Board of Governors of either party. The Executive
Committee of AFAM will periodically review affiliations and may terminate
agreements that are no longer deemed relevant to AFAM’s mission. The membership of AFAM may request information
about the status of agreements at any time.
ARTICLE
XIII
Dissolution:
The
assets of AFAM are irrevocably dedicated to professional, educational, and
scientific and/or charitable purposes.
In the event of liquidation, dissolution, or the revocation of its
charter or abandonment of its stated purposes, after providing for the payment
of debts and obligations of the corporation, the remaining assets will not
inure to the benefit of any private
person or persons, but all such remaining assets will be distributed to a
nonprofit professional educational and scientific organization, or to nonprofit
professional educational and scientific organizations, which are organized and
operated exclusively for professional educational and scientific, and/or
charitable purposes which are exempt under Section (501) (c) (3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of the United States, under which section the
organization or organizations shall have established tax exempt status.
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