Personal reflections on African management: looking in, looking out and looking ahead

Abstract

The author was invited to give the 2011 Inaugural Conference address of the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM). The purpose of this paper is to summarize the remarks of the author's keynote address, so as to make them more widely available to varied audiences and to stimulate research and discussion about the future of African management. AFAM and its members have a role to play to advance Africa's management, leadership and overall development.