Africa Academy of Management (AFAM)

2025 Affiliate PDW Program: Call for Submissions

PDW Co-Chairs: Samuel Aryee, University of Surrey, UK and Sherwat Elwan Ibrahim, American University of Cairo, Egypt

The Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) invites submissions for Professional Development Workshops (PDWs) at the 2025 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.

The workshops will take place Friday, 25 July through Sunday 27 July 2025.

We encourage members of all divisions, interest groups, and theme committees of the Academy to submit PDW proposals that explore African dimensions of management theory and practice. We look forward to proposals that advance knowledge and scholarship in the theory and practice of management among African scholars and/or academics interested in management and organization issues in Africa.

PDW proposals that are interdisciplinary and potentially offer a comprehensive understanding of theorizing and practising management in African contexts are particularly encouraged. We are particularly seeking interactive, inclusive, and innovative PDW proposals that are aligned with AFAM’s primary objective of enabling the Academy ‘perform and support educational activities that contribute to intellectual and operational leadership in the field management within an African context.’  Though not exhaustive, indicative topics that PDW proposals must aim to address include:

The goals of our PDWs include:

Proposals must include a statement indicating that all PDW participants have consented to participate in the PDW. The AOM’s ‘Rule of Three’ for the PDW program is that ‘no one may submit or be associated with more than 3 PDW submissions or appear in more than 3 PDW sessions.’ Proposals that violate these rules may be rejected.

Acceptance of AFAM PDW proposals will be based on the following criteria: (i) relevance to the AFAM mission; (ii) novelty and creativity; (iii) developmental orientation; (iv) interactive and inclusive, and (v) logical coherence. Although not a requirement, considering our focus on inter-disciplinarity, we welcome proposals of interest to other AOM divisions. Please indicate in the submission document what divisions and interest groups may be suitable as potential co-sponsors.

The submission deadline is Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 17:00 ET (GMT-5/UTC-5). All submissions must be made online via the AOM Submission Center. If you have any questions regarding the AFAM PDW or would like to explore the appropriateness of your proposal, please contact the AFAM PDW Co-chairs, Samuel Aryee or Sherwat Elwan Ibrahim at your earliest but preferably no later than Friday, 3 January 2025. We look forward to receiving your proposals.