Africa is one of the most dynamic frontiers of technological and innovation activity in the world - from digital platforms and fintech ecosystems to renewable energy, health tech, agricultural innovation, and community‑driven problem‑solving. For scholars committed to understanding innovation, technological change, and the management of technology‑based organizations, Africa offers a rich and rapidly evolving landscape.
The Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) brings together a global community of researchers advancing rigorous, multidisciplinary, and context‑grounded scholarship. Our mission aligns directly with TIM's commitment to exploring the psychological, behavioral, operational, managerial, organizational, strategic, economic, and societal dimensions of innovation in an increasingly digital and interconnected world.
Why TIM scholars will find African contexts - and AFAM's community - uniquely valuable
- A vibrant innovation ecosystem, including fintech, mobile money, digital health, ed‑tech, agritech, and renewable energy solutions emerging across the continent.
- Opportunities to study invention, R&D, and technological change in environments shaped by institutional diversity, resource constraints, and rapid adoption cycles.
- Rich empirical settings for research on platforms, ecosystems, and technological systems, including leapfrogging phenomena and bottom‑up innovation.
- A natural laboratory for emerging and transformative technologies, from AI and data‑driven services to climate technologies and community‑based innovation models.
- A strong fit for multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary inquiry, fully aligned with TIM's epistemological and methodological diversity.
- Opportunities to explore open innovation, user innovation, and crowdsourcing, which are central to Africa's innovation culture.
- A global scholarly community connecting Africa‑based researchers with international experts in technology, strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation management.
AFAM complements TIM's mission by offering a platform where scholars can explore how technological and innovation processes unfold across diverse contexts - generating insights that enrich global theory and inform practice for scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs, managers, and policymakers.
If your work examines how innovation emerges, scales, and transforms organizations and societies, AFAM offers a powerful space for collaboration, comparative research, and theoretical advancement.
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Guy NJAMBONG, PharmD, MBA, MSc
Communications Director
Africa Academy of Management | AFAM
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