North-South Dialogue on Practice-Based Approaches to Management Studies in Africa

Netprosafrica In-person Event:
Thursday 08 January 2026 09.30pm GMT

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Title:
North-South Dialogue on Practice-Based Approaches to Management Studies in Africa.

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Location:
ABS-UM6P in Rabat, Morocco.

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NetprosAfrica: Network for Practice and Process Management Studies Drawing on African Empirical Settings
In Partnership with the Business History Lab at Africa Business School – University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (ABS-UM6P)

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Invites participants to 2nd in-person workshop on 8 January 2026 at ABS-UM6P in Rabat, Morocco

On 11 January 2024, in Cape Town, scholars gathered after the Africa Academy of Management
(AFAM) 2024 conference to explore “North-South Dialogue on Practice-Based Approaches to
Management Studies in Africa.” Co-hosted by Warwick Business School and Stellenbosch
Business School, this meeting engaged over 40 scholars and established a vibrant community
dedicated to practice-based research on African management topics.

NetprosAfrica (www.netprosafrica.org) was founded on 13 November 2024. The network hosts
regular online webinars and spurs conversations, aiming to:
• Develop African research capacity in qualitative and practice-based methods
• Foster theoretical novelty, rooted in African empirical settings
• Review and reframe existing knowledge with a practice-based lens
• Enhance knowledge sharing and collaborations among scholars globally
• Bridge research and practice for real-world impact in Africa

Led by coordinators Mira Slavova and Natasha Winkler-Titus, NetprosAfrica
(www.netprosafrica.org) features working groups on:
• Strategy-as-Practice: Catherine le Roux, University of Pretoria
• Organisations and Work: Natasha Winkler-Titus, University of Stellenbosch and Dorothy Mpabanga, University of Botswana
• Entrepreneurship: Nellie El Enany, AUC and Evelyn Derera, UKZN
• Sustainability: Laurent Beduneau-Wang, ABS-UM6P and Mumbi Wachira, Strathmore University
• Innovation: Sola Oni, PAU and Lucy Wamalwa, KCA University

Join us to the upcoming second in-person NetprosAfrica meeting at ABS-UM6P in Rabat,
Morocco on 8 January 2026. After the AFAM 2026 conference in ESCA Casablanca,
NetprosAfrica is holding a workshop, hosted by the Business History Lab of ABS-UM6P.
Transport to ABS-UM6P in Rabat will be provided from ESCA in Casablanca.

Objectives:
• Take stock of progress so far and recalibrate goals
• Reflect on theorising modes of engagement with African contexts
• Network and share work-in-progress
• Plan the next phase focusing on capacity building and research

This is a free event and open to limited number of participants. Any questions? ikon@wbs.ac.uk

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