Africa Journal of Management

ISSN: 2332-2373 (Print)
            2332-2381 (Online)
Publication frequency: 4 issue per year

1.6 (2024) Impact Factor
3.0 (2024) CiteScore (Scopus) 
0.420 (2024) SNIP
0.364 (2024) SJR

Accredited with the DHET (SAPSE)

Co-published with RoutledgePublication of this journal is supported by the Africa Academy of ManagementClick here for Open Access options on this journal

Latest Issue

Volume 12, Issue 1, 2026

Research Articles

The role of green innovation in mediating green supply chain and CSR impacts on hospitality firm performance: Evidence from Ghana
Author(s): Mohammed Majeed Tamale Technical University, Ghana , Esther Asiedu Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana , Iddrisu Sulemana Tamale College of Education, Ghana , Aidatu Abubakari Wisconsin International University College, Ghana , Ahmed Sakara Tamale Technical University, Ghana
Pages: 73–92
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer: The role of proximity in driving coopetition between small-and-medium-sized enterprises for technological innovation
Author(s): Mostapha El Idrissi Cadi Ayyad University, UCA, FSJES-KS, LERAEM, Morocco , Younès El Manzani Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University, Paris-Saclay University, LAREQUOI, France , Amel Charleux Montpellier University, MRM, France
Pages: 1–28
Exploring the effects of historical legacies and patronage politics on human resource management in Ghana’s local government
Author(s): Mohammed Ibrahim Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester, UK , Farhad Hossain Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester, UK
Pages: 29–53

Review Articles

Social entrepreneurship in Africa: A systematic multilevel literature review
Author(s): David Littlewood Sheffield University Management School, UK , Giacomo Ciambotti Faculty of Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy , Andrea Sottini Faculty of Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Pages: 402–436

Aims & Scope

The beginning of the Twenty First Century has witnessed Africa’s rise and progress as one of the fastest growing and most promising regions of the world. At the same time, serious challenges remain. To sustain and speed up momentum, avoid reversal, and deal effectively with emerging challenges and opportunities, Africa needs better management scholarship, education and practice. The purpose of the Africa Journal of Management (AJOM) is to advance management theory, research, education, practice and service in Africa by promoting the production and dissemination of high quality and relevant manuscripts.

AJOM is committed to publishing original, rigorous, scholarly empirical and theoretical research papers, which demonstrate clear understanding of the management literature and draw on Africa’s local indigenous knowledge, wisdom and current realities. As the first scholarly journal of the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM), AJOM gives voice to all those who are committed to advancing management scholarship, education and practice in or about Africa, for the benefit of all of Africa.

AJOM welcomes manuscripts that develop, test, replicate or validate management theories, tools and methods with Africa as the starting point. The journal is open to a wide range of quality, evidence-based methodological approaches and methods that “link” “Western” management theories with Africa’s indigenous knowledge systems, methods and practice. We are particularly interested in manuscripts, which address Africa’s most important development needs, challenges and opportunities as well as the big management questions of the day. We are interested in research papers, which address issues of ethical conduct in different African settings.

Manuscripts should include data or viewpoints from more than one country or at the very least demonstrate relevancy for the wider African context. Of particular interest are manuscripts which focus on Africa’s productive enterprises, including locally owned businesses, the informal sector, start-ups, scale-ups, state owned enterprises, foreign (e.g. multinational corporations) businesses, non-government organizations, or combinations thereof (e.g. public-private partnerships, international joint ventures, intergovernmental agencies), organizational and human capital development, and current development management topics. AJOM is not only about geography, but also shared experiences and common heritage: we seek contributions globally.

AJOM operates an international double anonymized peer-review process and publishes four times a year both in print and online. The journal also publishes research notes, book reviews and insights, and comments and debates from readers on published papers or important management questions of the day. It serves as a medium for recognizing excellence and exceptional service for advancing management scholarship, widely defined, and education and practice in Africa and between Africa and the rest of the world. 

  1. 2015 - current Published as Africa Journal of Management

                          1. 2014 - 2014 

                          Editors

                          EDITOR- IN- CHIEF

                          Moses N. Kiggundu Carleton University, Canada

                          senior associate editor

                          Bruce Lamont Florida State University, USA

                          ASSOCIATE EDITORS

                          Christopher OLH Porter Indiana University, USA 
                          Lena Zander Uppsala University, Sweden

                          ASSISTANT EDITORS

                          Vincent Bagire Makerere University, Uganda

                          EDITOR, AJOM INSIGHTS

                          Amon Chizema Loughborough University, UK

                          ASSISTANT EDITOR, AJOM INSIGHTS

                          Constant Beugré Delaware State University, USA

                          EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

                          Walter Baets University of Cape Town, South Africa 
                          Harry Barkema London School of Economics/Erasmus University, UK/Netherlands 
                          Robin Ely Harvard University, USA
                          Michael Hitt Texas A&M University, USA
                          Tim Judge University of Notre Dame, USA 
                          Gelase Mutahaba University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 
                          Stella Nkomo University of Pretoria, South Africa 
                          Mike Peng University of Texas at Dallas, USA 
                          John Ddumba Ssentamu Makerere University, Uganda 
                          Jim Walsh University of Michigan, USA

                          EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD                                                                 

                          Moses Acquaah University of North Carolina-Greensboro, USA 
                          Garry Adams Auburn University, USA 
                          Duncan Angwin Oxford Brookes University, UK
                          Chi Anyansi-Archibong North Carolina A&T State University, USA 
                          Kurt April University of Cape Town, South Africa
                          Herman Aquinis Indiana University, USA 
                          Africa Ariño IESE Business School, Spain 
                          Winfred Arthur Texas A&M University, USA 
                          V.V. Baba McMaster University, Canada 
                          Sureth Babu International Food Policy Research Institute, USA 
                          Ted Baker North Carolina State University, USA 
                          Talya Bauer Portland State University, USA 
                          Paul Beamish Western University, Canada 
                          Sekou Bermis University of Texas, USA 
                          Dharm Bhawuk University of Hawaii, USA 
                          Richard Blackburn University of North Carolina, USA 
                          Garry Bruton Texas Christian University, USA 
                          Sue Canney Davison Pipal Ltd, Kenya 
                          Atira Charles Florida A&M University, USA 
                          Donald Conlon Michigan State University, USA 
                          Margaret Jemima Crabbe Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana 
                          Rian Drogendijk University of Groningen, Netherlands 
                          Bryan Edwards Oklahoma State University, USA 
                          Kimberly Ellis Florida Atlantic University, USA 
                          Walter Ferrier University of Kentucky, USA 
                          Gerald Ferris Florida State University, USA 
                          Michael Frese National University of Singapore, Singapore 
                          Brett Gilbert Rutgers University, USA 
                          Zhang Haisen University of International Business and Economics, China 
                          Angela Hall Michigan State University, USA 
                          Ralph Hamann University of Cape Town, South Africa 
                          Oscar Holmes Rutgers University, USA 
                          Benson Honig McMaster University, Canada 
                          Tomas Hult Michigan State University, USA 
                          Terence Jackson Middlesex University, UK 
                          Carla Jones Sam Houston State University, USA 
                          Karsten Jonsen IMD, Switzerland 
                          K. Michele Kacmar Texas State University, USA 
                          Kenneth Kamoche University of Nottingham, UK 
                          David Ketchen Auburn University, USA 
                          Phyllis Keys Morgan University, USA 
                          Adelaide King University of Virginia, USA 
                          David King Iowa State University, USA 
                          Ronald Klingebiel Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany 
                          Eileen Kwesiga Bryant University, USA 
                          Tomi  Laamanen University of St. Gallen, Switzerland 
                          Frannie  Leautier MKOBA Private Equity Fund, Tanzania 
                          Kevin Lowe University of Auckland, New Zealand 
                          Gundula Lücke Uppsala University, Sweden 
                          Catherine Maritan Syracuse University, USA 
                          Jennifer Marrone Seattle University, USA 
                          Anca Metiu ESSEC Business School, France 
                          Elham Metwally American University of Cairo, Egypt 
                          Alan Meyer University of Oregon, USA 
                          Christopher Meyer Baylor University, USA 
                          Angela Miles North Carolina A&T, USA 
                          Toyah Miller University of Texas-Dallas, USA 
                          Will Mitchell Duke University, USA 
                          Michael Mol Copenhagen Business School, Denmark 
                          Judy Muthuri University of Nottingham, UK 
                          Sucheta  Nadkarni Drexel University, USA 
                          Hermann Ndofor Texas A&M University, USA 
                          George Njenga Strathmore Business School, Kenya 
                          Faith Njugiri Concordia College, USA 
                          Nceku Nyanthi University of Cape Town, South Africa 
                          Anthony Nyberg University of South Carolina, USA 
                          Anne O'Leary-Kelly University of Arkansas, USA 
                          Dt Ogilvie Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
                          Pam Perrewe Florida State University, USA 
                          David Ralston Florida International University, USA 
                          Annette Ranft University of Tennessee, USA 
                          Kira Reed Syracuse University, USA 
                          Rhonda Reger University of Tennessee, USA 
                          Taco Reus Erasmus University, The Netherlands 
                          Miguel Rivera-Santos Babson College, USA 
                          MB Sarkar Temple University, USA 
                          Paul Sears University of Findlay, USA 
                          Jason Shaw Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 
                          Anne Smith University of Tennessee, USA 
                          Christine Spitzmuller Lagos Business School, Nigeria 
                          Christian Stadler University of Warwick, UK 
                          Lance Stringer University of Cape Town, South Africa 
                          Isaiah Ugboro North Carolina A&T, USA 
                          Craig Wallace Oklahoma State University, USA 
                          Justin Webb Oklahoma State University, USA 
                          Curtis Wesley Indiana University, USA 
                          Margaret White Oklahoma State University, USA 
                          Jane Williams Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis, USA 
                          Ian Williamson University of Melbourne, Australia 
                          Geoffrey Wood University of Warwick, UK 
                          David Zoogah Morgan University, UK

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