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Please post: track chair for entrepreneurship is benson honig (bhonig@master.ca). Please contact regarding any questions. 

Africa Academy of Management   Call for Participants for the 2nd Biennial Africa Academy of Management  Conference   Hosted by University of Botswana in Gaborone      January 8-11, 2014   Conference Theme: Sustainable Development in Africa through Management Theory,  Research and Practice   The Africa Academy of Management is delighted to announce its 2nd Biennial  Conference which will be held on January 8-11, 2014 in Gaborone, Botswana. The  conference will bring together scholars from Africa and around the world who are interested  in our theme: "Sustainable Development in Africa through Management Theory, Research and  Practice."   In accordance with the theme, we invite papers and symposia on topics focusing on  Africa, in all subject areas of management: international management, human resource  management, organizational behavior, corporate social responsibility, management  education, strategic management, entrepreneurship and other related subject areas. All  manuscripts will be double-blind reviewed. Please visit our website: http://www.africa- aom.org for submission deadline, program outline, conference registration fees, conference  tracks, travel information, hotel accommodation, etc.      Enquiries:   Program Committee: If you have questions, you may contact any of the following members   Dr. Eileen Kwesiga, Bryant University (USA) ekwesiga@bryant.edu   Dr. Moses Acquaah, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (USA),  m_acquaa@uncg.edu   Dr. Margaret Crabbe, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (Ghana),  gyeduba2002@yahoo.com   Dr. Elham Metwally, American University in Cairo (Egypt),elhamkamal@gmail.com   Dr. Nceku Nyathi, The Open University Business School (UK), n.nyathi@open.ac.uk   Dr. David Zoogah, Morgan State University (USA), David.Zoogah@morgan.edu      CALL FOR PAPERS      Submission Deadline: June 30, 2013      Program Chair: Dr. Eileen Kwesiga, Bryant University (USA) ekwesiga@bryant.edu      Local Arrangements: Dr. Dorothy Mpabanga, University of Botswana  (dorothym366@gmail.com; MPABANGA@mopipi.ub.bw)     PAPER SUBMISSION INFORMATION    Submissions are due June 30, 2013 via http://www.africa-aom.org 18:00 GMT. At  least one author of a paper) must register and present their work at the conference.  For symposia, all panelists must register and attend the conference.     Registration fees:    Members of AFAM: $250.00   Non-members of AFAM: $350.00     Authors are requested to assist in the review process. Submission guidelines at:  https://africa-aom.org.     Submission Tracks     Track 1: Entrepreneurship and Small Business (Chair: Dr. Benson Honig,  bhonig@me.com)   The entrepreneurship and SME track welcomes both empirical and conceptual papers  examining issues relating to sustainability in both entrepreneurial and family and  small business research in Africa. Papers that are welcome include unique  contributions related to incubation, nascent entrepreneurship, microcredit, ownership  succession, incubation, microenterprise promotion and training, transnational  entrepreneurship, and social entrepreneurship, as well as empirical and conceptual  topics related to the sustainability of entrepreneurial activities in Africa not  mentioned above.      Track 2: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Chair:  ConstantD. Beugré,cbeugre@desu.edu).    This combined track welcomes conceptual and empirical papers including all aspects  of both organizational behavior and human resources management, preferably in an  African context. For organizational behavior, areas of interests include but are not  limited to: organizational effectiveness, group dynamics, motivation, leadership,  change, decision making, organizational culture, organizational design, organizational  justice, stress management, personality and perception. For human resources  management, we seek papers in the areas of: compensation, performance appraisal,  recruitment, selection, staffing, training, career development and management of  human capital.     Track 3: Public Policy, Administration of Government, and Non-governmental  Organizations (Chair: Dr. Elham Metwally, elhamkamal@gmail.com)   We encourage papers from academics, researchers, and professionals that  investigate public and non-governmental organizations. The papers may address  topics related to any of the following: Public governance; capacity building; public  service quality; public management in complex environments; E-government;  workplace democracy and public administration; education and training; public  accountability; social enterprise in challenging environments and times; Third Sector  or non-governmental organizations; stakeholder engagement; social capital; public  entrepreneurship; public sector reforms; partnerships with the private sector.  Studies of other areas not included here but which relate to management of public  organizations and NGO are also encouraged.     Track 4: Strategy and International Management (Chair: Dr. Moses Acquaah,  acquaah@uncg.edu)   The Strategy and International Management track welcomes conceptual and  empirical papers that focus on all areas of strategy and international management in  an African context both in the private and public sector; and a comparative analysis  of the African context with other contexts of the world. For strategy, areas of  interests include but are not limited to: business or competitive strategy formulation  and implementation, strategic planning, strategy-structure relationships, strategic  leadership, innovation, corporate strategy in general, diversification and portfolio  strategies, vertical integration and sourcing relationships, social capital and  networking relationships, corporate governance, the resource-based view,  knowledge management, industrial organization economics, acquisitions, strategic  alliances and interorganizational relationships, technology and innovation  management, composition and processes of top management teams, and strategic  control and reward systems. Areas of interest for international management should  focus on the theory, research, and practice of management with a cross-border or  cross-cultural dimension. Topics should include but are not limited to: market entry  strategy, cross-border alliances and cooperative strategies, the management of  cross-border operations, the differential impact of cultural, social, economic,  technological, political, and other institutional forces on cross-border operations,  management practices and strategies, the international competitiveness of firms,  industries, and nations; and comparative management studies involving two or more  countries.     Track 5: General Management (Chair: Dr. Judy Muthuri,  judy.muthuri@nottingham.ac.uk   The General Management track welcomes conceptual and empirical papers that  focus on general management including but not limited to the following topics:  innovation and change management, corporate governance and accountability,  sustainable decisions in organizations, and corporate social responsibility. The track  welcomes papers with theoretical and practical insights into general management  across all types of organizations operating in the African context. We particularly  encourage papers that adopt a multi-disciplinary approach, and seek to integrate  macro, meso and micro-levels of analysis.     PDW/Caucus (Chair: Dr. Amanuel Tekleab, atekleab@wayne.edu). Entries can be  either a proposal for a structured discussion on a topic of common interest, or for a  workshop. Proposals should be aimed at helping fellow attendees by providing a  forum through which they can engage each other. Submissions should describe the  activities, goals and time/equipment required.     Doctoral Consortium & Junior Faculty Consortium. (Chair: Dr. Augustine Lado,  Alado@clarkson.edu).   These consortia are designed to provide ideas, tools, and strategies to be successful  by drawing upon the experiences of senior faculty colleagues. Research in the early  stages of development will also be considered to assist members improve their  works for publication. Sessions will be structured as roundtable discussions to  facilitate additional development and coaching. This is an excellent way for doctoral  students to become involved in AFAM. These sessions will not appear in the  proceedings.      Deadline for all submissions is June 30, 2013.