7th Biennial Conference - Cairo 2024

Theme: Management Praxis in the African Context: Sustainability, Responsibility, and Ethics

African Academy of Management (AFAM) presents the sixth biennial conference which is scheduled to take place on 8th – 10th January, 2024 at The German University in Cairo, Egypt.

The summit will be discussing all issues related to the new emerging business environment in Africa and how internal African business move across national boundaries.

There will be a presentation of conceptual and empirical papers and a professional development workshop which will explore the pressing issues in Africa.

The highlight of the African Academy of Management (AFAM) sixth biennial conference includes:

How can foreign direct investment be best managed in the African context?

How can African regional actors compete with international firms?

How can local firms be encouraged to globalize, and/or expand across the African continent?

What frameworks might be employed to manage natural resources on the continent?

What formal institutional factors facilitate or impede the creation of African organizations that can compete in the global economy?

How might resources be better managed for the benefit of Africans?

How might entrepreneurship be promoted to encourage indigenous resource development?

What are the effective incentives and frameworks for CSR and social entrepreneurship?

What strategies should African businesses implement in their local markets to enable them to prosper both at home and in the competitive global environment?

What factors could facilitate (or impede) the emergence of African multinationals?

What is the role of African indigenous knowledge systems in contributing to management theory development?

To what extent can informal institutional factors, such as culture, ubuntu, and the role of the extended family system facilitate or impede the creation of entrepreneurial businesses in Africa?

What human resources management practices can facilitate the creation of high-performing organizations?

When & Location

Location:
Cairo, Egypt
Date:
08/01/2024 12:00 AM to 10/01/2024 12:00 AM


Contact
Event Organiser:
African Academy of Management (AFAM)
Address:
The German University in Cairo
Telephone:


Event Price:
free




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