Call for papers: Third International Conference
on Management in Africa
AFRICA
RESEARCH GROUP
Deadline
30th June 2013
Date:
5-6 September 2013
The continent of Africa has been undergoing major economic and social changes in the last two decades. Experts argue that the prospects of the continent will continue to grow largely due to the growing demand for its abundant natural resources and its potential
market. In spite of these potentials however, the prospects of its institutions, organizations and human capital is subject to debate.
Africa Research Group was established by like-minded scholars and researchers interested in the question of how the management of African organizations, institutions and its human resources can ensure the realization
of the continent’s potentials. Several seminars and two International conferences have been organized by the group to pursue this aim. This is the third conference by the group. It will be organized at the
Centre for Organization in Development,
University of Manchester in collaboration with
Nottingham University Business School. It seeks papers that examine the challenges of managing people and organizations in Africa from a wide variety of perspectives. We welcome papers that challenge conventional
wisdom about the problems that characterize the organizational landscape in Africa. For example, we welcome contributions that open new debates on:
·
the role of leadership in institutional and organizational
effectiveness in Africa
·
innovative HRM solutions unique to the African context
·
management in the NGO and development agency sectors
·
Human and Social capital in the development context
·
knowledge-creation and sharing
·
cross-cultural and ethnic factors
·
the effect of globalization and the role of MNCs
·
emergent Africa-Asia dialogue
·
the place of indigenous knowledge
·
the informal economy and home-grown solutions
·
entrepreneurialism
·
CSR and business ethics
·
HRM and decentralization in the public sector
·
knowledge transfer into and out of African contexts
·
the management of employee wellbeing including health
and safety
·
HRM in the SME sector in Africa
·
the influence of the global economy on HRM in Africa
·
the impact of government policy on HRM practices
at the local level
Publication
The committee is currently making an arrangement with
Cambridge Scholars Publishing to publish an edited book based on selected
papers presented at the conference. In addition, Journal outlets for other selection of papers are being considered by the conference committee.
Submission procedure
Please submit either extended abstracts (not less than 1,500 words) that
will have been developed into full papers by the time of the conference, or full papers (about 8,000 words). All submissions will be subject to double-blind review.
Conference Fee
£130
The fee covers participation in all sessions, conference materials, lunches, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, and Conference Dinner.
Registration
You can
now register through the following website.
http://estore.manchester.ac.uk/browse/product.asp?catid=270&modid=2&compid=1
Deadline for all submissions:
30th June 2013
Announcement of results: 15 July 2013
Early Registration: Now
Latest Registration:
31st July 2013
Final papers: 25 July 2013
Keynote speakers :
to be confirmed (tbc)
Organising Committee:
Dr Aminu Mamman, University of Manchester;
Dr. Christopher J. Rees, University of Manchester; Professor Ken Kamoche, The University of Nottingham; Professor, Pauline Dibben, University of Sheffield;
Professor Kamel Mellahi, Warwick University; Dr. Aloysius Newenham-Kahindi, University of Saskatchewan.
All enquiries, proposals and submissions should be sent to:
or
Centre for Organizations in Development
School of Environment and Development
University of Manchester
Oxford Road Manchester, M 13 9PL
or
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Nottingham University Business School
Nottingham University
Jubilee Campus, Nottingham NG1 8BB, United Kingdom