4th Biennial Conference of the Africa Academy of Management. Programme

2018,

3rd - 6th January

4th Biennial Conference of the Africa Academy of Management.

Conference Programme

Wednesday, 3rd January
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:30	Registration Venue 9th Floor, Open Space
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:30	Doc Consor Doctoral Consortium Chaired By: David Zoogah, Xavier University/USA Venue Room 1, 9th Floor
Wednesday 10:35 - 10:55	Coffee/Tea Break Venue Mezzanine, 10th Floor
Wednesday 15:05 - 15:25	Coffee/Tea Break Venue Mezzanine, 10th Floor
Wednesday 18:00 - 21:00	Opening Reception Venue 10th Floor, Open Space
Thursday, 4th January
Thursday 08:00 - 17:30	Registration Venue 9th Floor, Open Space
Thursday 08:00 - 09:40	OP-OB1 Work-Life Interface Chaired By: Abeba Beyene Mengistu, Addis Ababa University/Ethiopia Venue Room 1, 9th Floor
08:00 The Effects of Work Life Balance on Organizational Commitment of BED Bank Employees in Addis Ababa » Abeba Beyene Mengistu (Addis Ababa University,College of Business and Economics, School of Commerce), Meskerem Melesse Worku (Addis Ababa University,School of Commerce) 08:20 WORK-FAMILY BALANCE CHALLENGES OF WOMEN BUSINESS LEADERS » Abeba Beyene Mengistu (Addis Ababa University,College of Business and Economics, School of Commerce), Bruktawit Bahiru (Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology in Leadership and Management) 08:40 Generalizability of work-family studies to the Global South? A meta-analytic test using South African research » Jenny Hoobler (University of Pretoria, South Africa), Eileen Koekemoer (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Thursday 08:00 - 09:30	OP-OB2 High-Performing Organizations Chaired By: Samuel Eyamu, University of Melbourne/Australia Venue Room 2, 9th Floor
08:00 HR Differentiation and Employee Outcomes: A Social Comparison Process » Samuel Eyamu (The University of Melbourne) 08:20 Institutional factors and High-performance Work Organisations (HPWOs) in sub-Saharan Africa » Oriaghe Oseghale (Swansea University), Yaw Debrah (Swansea University), Kweku Adams (York St John University) 08:40 The awareness of government support initiatives: a survey of retail and service SMMEs in Tshwane, South Africa » menisha moos (University of Pretoria)
Thursday 08:00 - 09:30	OP-SM1 Strategy & Innovation Chaired By: Cecilia Varendth Mansson Venue Room #3, 9th Floor
08:00 Mixed development messages from Africa: Macroeconomic performance versus poverty models' test results » DR. RICHARD MPOYI (Middle Tennessee State University), DR. JEAN-MARIE NKONGOLO-BAKENDA (University of Regina) 08:20 The Use of Logics in a Transitional Economy » KASSA WOLDESENBET (De Montfort University) 08:40 'Smart-Strategy': how smartphone usage in an emerging market shifts the dynamics of strategy creation » MS. CECILIA VARENDH MANSSON (University of Oxford)
Thursday 10:00 - 07:00	DP Deleted Presentations
10:00 A dark side of political CSR: The Marikana Massacre and the dialectic negation of responsibility between business and the state » Ralph Hamann (University of Cape Town) 11:30 Business model adaptation to institutional voids: The case of Jumia, the Amazon of Africa » MR. AUGUSTINE AWUAH PEPRAH (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), PROF. CLAUDIO GIACHETTI (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) 13:00 Globalization and Internal Dynamics : Implications for African Leadership Competence » Anteneh Tegegn Tamerat (Addis Ababa University,School of Commerce) 14:30 Women's Access to Microfinance Services in Southern Ethiopia: Assessing the Promises, Impacts, Challenges and Gaps » Mitiku Kebede (Addis), Nigatu Regassa Geda (University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon) 16:00 An Analysis Of National Culture And Leadership Practices In Cameroon » Angela Titi Amayah (Jacksonville University), Md Haque (ADR Global Management) 17:30 IMPLICATIONS OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN EAST AFRICAN CONTEXT ABSTRACT » Joseph Koech (MOI UNIVERSITY) 19:00 'Leadingship – The disruptive innovation for thriving African organizations' » Luthando Prinsloo (Private) 20:30 Assessing Family Financial Management Practices: The Case of Selected Families in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia » Mengistu Bogale (Addis Ababa University,School of Commerce), Girma Gessesse (Addis Ababa University,School of Commerce) 22:00 FINANCIAL BEHAVIOUR: DOES FINANCIAL LITERACY AND FINANCIAL SOCIALISATION MATTER? LESSONS FROM UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT » Augustine Matovu (Makerere University Business School), Moses Okumu (Makerere University Business School), Isaac Nkote (Makerere University Business School) 23:30 Corporate Social Responsibility Practices and Corporate Financial Performance Tradeoff (An empirical study on Banking Sector in Ethiopia) » DAKITO ALEMU KESTO (A) 01:00 USING DESIGN THINKING TO BUILD HIGH PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA ENHANCED VIA COLLABATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT » Montressa Washington (Shenandoah University), Jennifer Madden (Carthage College) 02:30 Barriers for the participation of women with disabilities in the work force: focusing on employed Ethiopian women with disabilities » Belaynesh Tefera Nidaw (Addis Ababa University, School of Commerce and Tilburg University), Alice Schippers (VU University medical Centre Amsterdam), Marloes Van Engen (Tilburg University), Jac Van Der Klink (Tilburg University) 04:00 BUSINESS MODEL EVOLUTION IN BASE-OF-THE-PYRAMID MaRKETS » Heiko Gebauer (Linkoping University) 05:30 Intrapreneurial Behaviour in Building High Performing Tertiary Institutions: The Role of Knowledge-Opinion Dissimilarities Importance, Generative Influence, and Novelty Ecosystems » Moses Kibingo (Bugema University), John Munene (Makerere University Business School), Waswa Balunywa (Makerere University Business School), Abbey Mutumba (Makerere University Business School) 07:00 Mindsets for Venturing: A Comparison of Native and Immigrant Populations in Established and Developing Technology Regions » Brett Gilbert (Rutgers University), Anastasia Bailey (Rutgers University) 08:30 The Role of Psychological Empowerment on the Relationship between Organizational Trust and Employee Engagement » Clive Mukanzi (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology), Hazel Gachunga (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology) 10:00 Influence of Employee Engagement on Employee Performance in Technical Institutions in Kenya » Caroline Sitienei-Koech (Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Sience and Technology) 11:30 A PRACTICE-LENS ON TEAM AMBIDEXTERITY OVER TIME » Christine BALDY NGAYO (HEC Paris), Françoise CHEVALIER (HEC Paris), Jan Löwstedt (University of Stockholm) 13:00 Influence of International physical factors (FDI) on competitiveness (Flower exports) » MR. PETER MAANGI MITIAMBO (ESAMI) 14:30 Nexus between Strategic Response Capability and Export Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kiambu County Kenya » MR. STEPHEN KABUE (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology) 16:00 Firm Growth Expectations: The African Entrepreneurship Story » Rebecca Namatovu (Makerere University Business School), Monica Jamali (University of Malawi), Samuel Akomea (Kwame Nkurumah university of Science and Technology) 17:30 COMPETITIVE INTENSITY AS A MODERATOR IN THE LINK BETWEEN CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY » Wambui Karanja (University of Eldoret), Julie Makomere (University of Eldoret) 19:00 How Interfirm Adaptations Enhance Corporate Venturing under the Structure-Style Fit Contingency? Sensemaking Matters » Pei-Li Yu (National Chung Cheng University) 20:30 The Sharing Economy In Africa: Opportunities For The Next Decade » Olga Novikova (Hanken School of Economics) 22:00 Where have Foreign Banks in Nigeria Gone? The Impact of Local Competitors on MNEs Strategic Choices and Outcomes » PROF. LILAC NACHUM (City University New York), PROF. CHRIS OGBECHIE (Lagos Business School) 23:30 Assessment of Potential Equity Investors and Stock Marketing Strategies: An empirical study in the case of Ethiopia) » DAKITO ALEMU KESTO (A) 01:00 What is an informal economy firm? A research agenda » DR. MARCUS MØLLER LARSEN (Copenhagen Business School) 02:30 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) as the New Marketing Approach and the 4P's of Marketing: » GATOBU MUGWIKA (MERU) 04:00 The Critical Role of Effective Management in Transforming African Universities and Colleges through International Academic Partnerships: Cases from Ethiopia and Michigan, USA » Sisay Asefa (western michigan university), Terefe Degefa (Addis Ababa University, College of Development Studies) 05:30 THE RELEVANCE OF BASEL II REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS ON BANK PERFORMANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM AFRICAN COMMERCIAL BANKS » samuel mutarindwa (Jönköping International Business School), Rama Bokka Rao (University of Rwanda)
Thursday 10:00 - 11:30	OP-E4 Venture Financing Chaired By: Marie Noelle, IESE Business School/Spain Venue Room 5, 9th Floor
10:00 African Tribes effects on Microfinance Outcomes » Howard Jean-Denis (University of Massachusetts Amherst) 10:20 CROWDFUNDING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: DIFFERENCES IN BORROWERS' PROFILES BASED ON ETHNICITY, COLONIAL HERITAGE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT » Marie Noelle (IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL), Ines Alegre (IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL), Miguel-Angel Canela (IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL) 10:40 BUILDING HIGH PERFORMING MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW » Marie Noelle (IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL), Ines Alegre (IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL)
Thursday 10:00 - 11:30	OP-OB3 Women, Leadership & Management in Africa Chaired By: Eileen Kwesiga, Bryant University/USA Venue Room 1, 9th Floor
10:00 The Role of Female Leadership Styles in Engaging their Subordinates in the Sub-Saharan Health Sector: A Study of Ghana » James Baba Abugre (University of Ghana Business School), Lydia Atter (University of Ghana Business School) 10:20 Running Head: Social Comparisons, Self-identity and Development Behaviors Social Comparisons, Regulatory Focus, and Development Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Self-Identity » David Zoogah (Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA), Grace Abban-Ampiah (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration) 10:40 Entrepreneurial Bricolage: How Small Family Businesses in Nigeria'Make Do' with Limited Resources » Bamidele Wale-Oshinowo (University of Lagos), Adeyinka Adewale (Henley Business School)
Thursday 10:00 - 11:30	OP-SIM1 Corporate Social Responsibility Chaired By: Nicolas Koudou, Park University/USA Venue Room 5, 9th Floor
10:00 How does CEO Demographic Background effect human rights record? » Howard Jean-Denis (University of Massachusetts Amherst) 10:20 Toward a strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach to tackle grand challenges in Africa » Yoseph Mamo (Louisiana State University), Kwame Agyemang (Louisiana State University) 10:40 Enacting Political CSR Locally: Renegotiating Business–Government–Local Community Relations in a Developing Context » Nolywe Delannon (Université Laval (Québec)), Emmanuel Raufflet (HEC Montréal)
Thursday 10:00 - 11:30	OP-SIM4 Managing Social Challenges in Africa Chaired By: Belaynesh T. Nidaw, Addis Ababa University/Ethiopia Venue Room 6, 9th Floor
10:00 THE CASE FOR PATERNITY LEAVE IN GHANA: IMPERATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GENDER PARITY » Michael Asiedu-Gyensare (University of Education, Winneba), Olivia Anku-tsede (University of Ghana Business School), Elisha Kunu (University of Education, Winneba), Lucky Enyonam Kumedzro (University of Education, Winneba) 10:20 The hunter, the Maasai and the State machinery: a critical analysis of a clash of the modern and the traditional » ken kamoche (University of Nottingham)
Thursday 10:00 - 11:30	OP-SM2 Strategic Leadership Chaired By: Jean Kabongo, University of South Florida/USA Venue Room 4, 9th Floor
10:00 THE ROLE OF MICRO-FOUNDATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES: TOP MANAGEMENT TANGIBLE COMPETENCIES, RELATIONSHIP-BASED BUSINESS NETWORKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY » Pervaiz Akhtar (University of Hull), Zaheer Khan (University of Kent), Jedrzej George Frynas (Roehampton Business School, University of Roehampton), Ying Kei Tse (University of York), Rekha Rao-nicholson (Newcastle University) 10:20 Founder-CEO Appointments Post-Initial Public Offering (IPO): A Cultural and Institutional Perspective » Sarah Kimakwa (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Jorge Gonzalez (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) 10:40 Firm foreign-ownership structure and organizational resilience: insights from a multi-country analysis of African firms » DR. JEAN KABONGO (University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee)
Thursday 10:00 - 13:00	PDW-01 Developing Entrepreneurship & Management Capital in Emerging Markets Chaired By: Philip Mirvis, Global Network on Corporate Citizenship Venue Room 7, 9th Floor
10:00 Developing Entrepreneurship and Management Capital in Emerging Markets » Philip Mirvis (Global Network on Corporate Citizenship), Bradley Googins (Graduate School of Business and Society of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan)
Thursday 12:00 - 13:00	Lunch Venue Cafeteria
Thursday 13:30 - 15:10	OP-E2 Women in Entrepreneurship Chaired By: Eileen Kwesiga, Bryant University/USA Venue Room 1, 9th Floor
13:30 Measuring Conflict between Social Role Expectations and Entrepreneurial Role Demands among Women Entrepreneurs: A Study from Sub-Saharan Africa » Mulu Hundera (Haramaya University and Tilburg University), Geert Duysters (Tilburg University), Naude Wim (Maastricht School of Management) 13:50 Dreams and Reality: Role of Autonomy Support in Entrepreneurial activity of Women in Ethiopia » Atsede Hailemariam (Addis Ababa University, School of Commerce and Tilburg University), Brigitte Kroon (Tilburg University), Marc Vanveldhoven (Tilburg University) 14:10 THE CONTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL CULTURE IN HOUSEHOLD SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE » Emmanuel Mutungi (Kyambogo University)
Thursday 13:30 - 15:10	OP-OB4 Leadership Behavior in African Organizations Chaired By: Neway H. Muktar, Addis Ababa University/Ethiopia Venue Room 2, 9th Floor
13:30 Abusive Supervision, Subordinate Interactional (In) justice Perceptions, and Work Performance: The Moderating Roles of Personality Trait, Leader Behavior, and Power Distance » Neway Habtemariam Muktar (Addis Ababa University,School of Commerce) 13:50 Unlocking cash management potentials of small stall market vendors: Empirical evidence from Uganda » Laura Orobia (Makerere University Business School), KYOMUHANGI DIANA SUSAN (Makerere University Business School)
Thursday 13:30 - 15:10	OP-SIM2 Financial Services and Literacy Chaired By: Olunbajo Adetunji, Lagos Business School/Nigeria Venue Room 5, 9th Floor
13:30 The Relative Impact of Income and Financial Literacy on Demand for Financial Services in Nigeria » Olubanjo Adetunji (Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University), Olayinka David-west (Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University) 13:50 RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT AND THE INSTITUTIONAL WORKS OF INVESTOR ASSOCIATIONS: THE CASES OF BRAZIL AND SOUTH AFRICA » Camila Yamahaki (Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas), Jedrzej George Frynas (Roehampton Business School, University of Roehampton) 14:10 Diversity of Entrepreneurial Funding for High-Impact Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa » Dana Redford (PEEP), Christian Wolf (PEEP)
Thursday 13:30 - 16:30	PDW-02 The Role of African Scholars in the Economic Development of Africa Chaired By: Amanuel Tekleab Venue Room 4, 9th Floor
13:30 The role of African scholars in the economic development of Africa » dt ogilvie (Saunders College of Business at RIT), Mahamadou Biga Diambeidou (CEREFIGE ICN Business School), Mzamo Mangaliso (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Vincent Ogutu (Strathmore Business School), Amanuel Tekleab (Way)
Thursday 13:30 - 15:00	Poster S2 Poster Session I: Management & Sustainability Venue 11th Floor Mezzanine
THE ROLE OF STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRATEGIC PLANNING SYSTEMS AND PERFORMANCE » Juliana Namada (United States International University -Kenya) Wanna Build High-Performing Organizations in Afric: Think Regional » Moses Kiggundu (Carleton University) Diversity and Inclusion Research Theoretical Framework: The Problem of Indigeneity and Identity » Hamid Kazeroony (Walden), Angela Titi Amayah (SUNY Empire State College), Catherine Burr (University of Phoenix)
Thursday 13:30 - 15:00	Sympo-01 Researching Small Business Social Responsibility in Developing Countries Context Chaired By: Judy Muthuri, Nottingham University Business School/UK Venue Room 7, 9th Floor
13:30 Researching 'Small Business Social Responsibility' in Developing Countries Context » Judy Muthuri (Nottingham University Business School), Jedrzej George Frynas (Roehampton Business School, University of Roehampton)
Thursday 15:05 - 15:25	Coffee/Tea Break Venue Mezzanine, 10th Floor
Thursday 15:30 - 17:30	Visit to the African Union Venue African Union Headquarters
Friday, 5th January
Friday 08:00 - 17:30	Registration Venue 9th Floor, Open Space
Friday 08:00 - 09:30	OP-E5 Entrepreneurial Mindsets, Intentions, & Behaviors Chaired By: Alex Bignottti, University of Pretoria/South Africa Venue Room 2, 9th Floor
08:00 Exploring moderated mediation effects between the Big Five personality traits and entrepreneurial intentions » Alex Bignotti (University of Pretoria), Melodi Botha (University of Pretoria)
Friday 08:00 - 09:40	OP-OB5 Employee Engagement Chaired By: James B. Abugre, University of Ghana Venue Room 1, 9th Floor
08:00 Co-worker Relationship and Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Role of Employee Cynicism » James Baba Abugre (university of Gha), Moses Acquaah (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Friday 08:00 - 09:40	OP-SM4 Globalization and Firm Competitiveness Chaired By: Vipin Gupta, California State University-San Bernadino/USA Venue Room 7, 9th Floor
08:00 Functional Strategies for African Advantage » PROF. VIPIN GUPTA (California State U - San Bernardino) 08:20 Tuskys's strategic moves when the retail sector in Kenya faces tightening competition » Paula Linna (LUT/DumuLix)
Friday 08:00 - 11:00	PDW-03 Writing and Publishing Teaching Cases Relevant to African Management Education Chaired By: Patrick Shulist, Ivey Business School/Canada Venue Room 6, 9th Floor
08:00 WRITING AND PUBLISHING TEACHING CASES RELEVANT TO AFRICAN MANAGEMENT EDUCATION » Patrick Shulist (Ivey Business School), Nicole Haggerty (Ivey Business School)
Friday 08:00 - 11:00	PDW-04 African Theory Development for High Performance: Imaging Leadership in Visual Objects and Language Chaired By: Joseph E. Eyong Venue Room 5, 9th Floor
08:00 African Leadership theory Development for High Performance: Imaging Leadership in Visual objects and language » Joseph Ebot Eyong (University of Bath, UK), Tahiru Liedong (Bath), Revocatus Kuluchumila (University College of Tabora), David Sarpong (Brunel University, London), Lawrence Mukete Ngoe (University of manchester, UK)
Friday 10:00 - 11:30	OP-E6 Growth and Performance of Entrepreneurial Firms Chaired By: Rebecca Namatovu, Makerere University Business School/Uganda Venue Room 2, 9th Floor
10:00 IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES AND MARKET ORIENTATION BEHAVIOUR ON SMALL FIRMS PERFORMANCE IN BOTSWANA » Olumide Jaiyeoba (Limkokwing University), Brownhilder Neneh Neneh (UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE, SOUTH AFRICA), Chux Gervase Iwu (Cape Peninsula University), JOSEPHINE MOETI-LYSSON (UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA) 10:20 Taking Stock of New Firm Survival in Developing Economies » Samuel Kamugisha (Jönköping International Business School)
Friday 10:00 - 11:30	OP-E7 Institutional Environment of Entrepreneurship Chaired By: Michael Abebe, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley/USA Venue Room 3, 9th Floor
10:00 Social Network Ties as Drivers of Entrepreneurial Ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa: Substitutes or Complements? » Michael Abebe (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Sarah Kimakwa (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Tammi Redd (Ramapo College of New Jersey) 10:20 Delineating African Innovation Hubs from Business Incubators: A Process Perspective » Nicolas Friederici (University of Oxford) 10:40 WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND JOB STRESS IN A HIGHER INSTITUTION OF LEARNING: IS THERE A LINK? » Aaron Ametorwo (University of Ghana Business School), Eunice Agbogah (University of Ghana Business School)
Friday 10:00 - 11:30	OP-SIM3 Higher Education & Community Outreach Chaired By: Mike Melinyshyn, McMaster University/Canada Venue Room 5, 9th Floor
10:00 THE INFLUENCE OF BUSINESS SCHOOLS ON THE ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR OF STUDENTS: A STUDY FROM GHANA » Obi Damoah (University of Ghana Business School), emmanuel Wiredu Appiah (University of Ghana Business School) 10:20 Crossing the Divide- MBA Entrepreneurship that Links Communities North-South: Ecotourism in Uganda » Mike Melinyshyn (McMaster University), Benson Honig (McMaster University) 10:40 The Sharing Economy In Africa: Opportunities For The Next Decade » Olga Novikova (Hanken School of Economics) 11:00 LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE TOWARDS A NEW MODEL FOR AFRICA » emebet zeleke (Addis Ababa University,School of Commerce)
Friday 10:00 - 11:40	OP-SM5 Strategy and Firm Ownership Chaired By: Kimberly Ellis, Florida Atlantic University/USA Venue Room 7, 9th Floor
10:00 Cost Management Strategies for High Performance in the Tea Industry In Kenya » DR. SIMON THIAINE KUBAISON (Meru University of Science and Technology) 10:20 Institutional Determinants of Ownership Stake in Intra-Africa Cross-Border Acquisitions » Bruce Lamont (Florida State University), Kimberly Ellis (Florida Atlantic University), Africa Ariño (IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL) 10:40 OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS » MR. USHE MAKAMBE (Botho University)
Friday 10:00 - 11:40	OP-SM6 Strategic Management as a Practice Chaired By: Illac Nachum, City University of New York/USA Venue Room 4, 9th Floor
10:00 Strategy As Practice: Structure – Resource Archetypes in Strategy making process in Nongovernmental Organizations » Vincent Bagire (Makerere University Business School), Juliana Namada (United States International University -Kenya)
Friday 10:00 - 13:00	PDW-05 Understanding Policy Experimentation: An Interactive Workshop Chaired By: Dana Redford Venue Room 8, 9th Floor
10:00 UNDERSTANDING POLICY EXPERIMENTATION: AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP » Dana Redford (Policy Experimentation & Evaluation Platform (PEEP)), Kare Moberg (Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship), Thomas Gold (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)), Jens Dyring Christensen (International Labour Organization (ILO))
Friday 10:00 - 11:30	Poster S3 Poster Session III: Management & Entrepreneurship Venue 11th Floor Mezzanine
The effects of Behavioral decision biases on entrepreneur success internationally: the case for exportation in the African Diaspora » Howard Jean-Denis (University of Massachusetts Amherst) INNOVATION PATTERN AND ITS DETERMINERS IN AFRICAN AND ASIAN FIRMS » Yutaka Hamaoka (Keio University) ETHNOS OBLIGE, INEQUALITY, AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION » David Zoogah (Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
Friday 10:05 - 10:25	Coffee/Tea Break Venue Mezzanine, 10th Floor
Friday 12:00 - 13:00	Lunch Venue Cafeteria
Friday 13:30 - 15:00	Caucus-01 Leadership & Entrepreneurial Capacity Building for Women in Africa Chaired By: Robyn Remke, Lancaster University/UK Venue Room 1, 9th Floor
13:30 Leadership and entrepreneurial capacity building for women in Africa » Robyn Remke (Lancaster University), Cynthia Forson (Lancaster University Ghana), Claire Leitch (Lancaster University), Valerie Stead (Lancaster University)
Friday 13:30 - 15:00	PDW-06 Organizational & Research Culture in African Universities Chaired By: Stella Nkomo Venue Room 6, 9th Floor
13:30 Organisational & Research Culture in African Universities » Stella Nkomo (University of Pretoria), Bill Puplampu (Central University College), Yvonne Du Plessis (North West University), Joseph Lekunze (North West University), Michael Ofori Ntow (Central Business School Central University), Juliet Thondhlana (University of Nottingham), K Amponash-Tawiah (University of Ghana), Denise Duncan (Central University), Evelyn Garwe (Zimbabwe Council of Higher Education), Kemi Ogunyemi (Lagos Business School), Michael Asiedu-Gyensare (University of Education, Winneba)
Friday 13:30 - 15:00	Sympo-02 Women Entrepreneurs in Africa: Individual, Family, Institutional, and Socio-Cultural Resources and Barriers Chaired By: Marloes Van Engen, Tilburg University/Netherlands Venue Room 2, 9th Floor
13:30 Women Entrepreneurs in Africa: Individual, Family, Institutional, and Socio-Cultural Resources and Barriers » Marloes Van Engen (Tilburg University), Brigitte Kroon (Tilburg University), Atsede Hailemariam (Addis Ababa University, School of Commerce and Tilburg University), Konjit H. Gudeta (Addis Ababa University, School of Commerce and Tilburg University)
Friday 15:30 - 17:30	Experiential Trips Venue Offsite
Saturday, 6th January
Saturday 08:00 - 11:00	Registration Venue 9th Floor, Open Space
Saturday 08:00 - 09:30	OP-E8 Informal Economy & Entrepreneurship Chaired By: Katia Galdino, Florida State University/USA Venue Room 3, 9th Floor
08:00 INFORMAL ECONOMY IN PAN-AFRICA: A REVIEW AND DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH » Katia Galdino (Florida State University), Moses Kiggundu (Carleton University), Bruce Lamont (Florida State University), Carla Jones (Sam Houston State University) 08:20 EFFECTS OF COMPULSORY ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON INTENT TO INNOVATE AND THE ROLE OF EXPERIENTIAL PEDAGOGY: A STUDY OF NIGERIA HIGHER EDUCATION » victor udeozor (University of Nottingham), Simon Mosey (University of Nottingham), Andrew Greenman (University of Nottingham) 08:40 Moderating role of Inclusion of Disabled students in Entrepreneurial Action » Reuel Dakung (University of Jos), Laura Orobia (M)
Saturday 08:00 - 15:00	PDW-09 Abductive Research and Publishing Discoveries in Management Chaired By: Peter Bamberger, Tel Aviv University/Israel Venue Room 2, 9th Floor
08:00 Abductive Research and Publishing Discoveries in Management » Peter Bamberger (Tel Aviv University)
Saturday 09:00 - 12:00	PDW-08 A Multi-level Perspective on Leadership in the African Context: Past Research and Future Direction Chaired By: Amanuel Tekleab, Wayne State University/USA Venue Room 3, 9th Floor
09:00 A Multi-level Perspective on Leadership in the African Context: Past Research and Future Direction » Amanuel Tekleab (Wayne State University), Michael Abebe (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Augustine Lado (Clarkson University), Irvin Reid (Wayne State University)
Saturday 09:00 - 12:00	Sympo-03 Rigorous Evidence on Training Interventions to Improve Entrepreneurial Success of Micro and Small Businesses in Africa Chaired By: Michael Friese, National University of Singapore/Singapore Venue Room 5, 9th Floor
09:00 Rigorous Evidence on Training Interventions to Improve Entrepreneurial Success of Micro and Small Businesses in Africa » Michael Frese (National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School; Leuphana University of Lueneburg), Kathrin Wolf (Leuphana University of Lueneburg), Salman Alibhai (World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab), Niklas Buehren (World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab), Markus Goldstein (World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab), Sreelakshmi Papineni (World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab)
Saturday 10:00 - 13:00	PDW-07 Enhancing Management Education in Africa: Challenges and Prospects Chaired By: Nceku Nyathi Venue Room 6, 9th Floor
10:00 Enhancing Management Education in Africa: Challenges and Prospects » Nceku Nyathi (University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business School)
Saturday 10:00 - 13:00	PDW-10 Time to Look in the Mirror: Producing Management Theory and Knowledge in Africa Chaired By: David Zoogah Venue Room 7, 9th Floor
10:00 TIME TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR: PRODUCING MANAGEMENT THEORY AND KNOWLEDGE FOR AFRICA » David Zoogah (Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA), Moses Kiggundu (Carleton University)
Saturday 10:05 - 10:25	Coffee/Tea Break Venue Mezzanine, 10th Floor
Saturday 11:00 - 12:00	PDW-11 Researching & Teaching Africa at Business Schools in Europe: Evidence from the Field Venue Room 6, 9th Floor
Saturday 11:00 - 12:00	PDW-12 Advancing Knowledge about Public Entrepreneurship in Africa Chaired By: Jean Kabongo Venue Room 8, 9th Floor
11:00 Advancing knowledge about public entrepreneurship in Africa » DR. JEAN KABONGO (University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee)
Saturday 12:00 - 13:00	AFAM General Meeting Venue Auditorium
Saturday 18:00 - 21:00	Closing Ceremony Venue Auditorium

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