AFAM Newsletter

A HANDBOOK OF STRATEGIES AND INNOVATIONS IN AFRICA

Call for Book Chapter Proposals

The Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) would like to announce a continuation of the Africa Faculty Development Workshops (AFDW) that were held previously by Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra, Ghana; University of Rwanda in Kigali, Rwanda; University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, American University in Cairo in Cairo, Egypt, virtually by Stellenbosch Business School, and the University of South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa in 2023. The next workshop will be hosted by the Strathmore Business School, Strathmore University in Kenya from 02-08 June 2024. Applications for this workshop are welcomed through March 29, 2024.

Dear AFAM Family,

This special issue aims to uncover HRM challenges, particularities, innovations, and outcomes in the Global South to inform the SHRM debate. Accordingly, we call for empirical and conceptual papers that:

Established in 2016, with the aim of being the leading business school in Africa, ABS is part of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P). ABS supports the transformation of organizations through Research, Advisory and Learning, thus shaping the strategies, operating models, and societal impact of Moroccan and African organizations.

Dedicated to creating the continent's future leaders through training, research, and innovation, ABS aspires to make its graduates con!dent in responding to the most crucial challenges facing Africa and the world. Africa Business School introduces a distinctive perspective to leadership and research aiming for its graduates to develop analytical and practical skills, both quantitative and qualitative, cognitive, and emotional, managerial and technological.