24^TH OCTOBER 2018

THEME:  “MILLENNIALS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIP AND BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY””

Venue: University of Nairobi, School of Business, Lower Kabete Campus,

Nairobi, Kenya

CALL FOR PAPERS

sub-themes

• Knowledge Management
• Enhancing Youth /Graduates Employability
• Research and Innovation in Emerging Markets
• Growing Business – Improving Customer Service
• Millennials and Employers (Managing the workplace)
• University’s Role in Building Businesses

Conference Information

Conference Aims and Objectives

The DBA-AMR 2018: 4^TH DBA-Africa management Review Journal International conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Business Management and Research. It also provides the premier interdisciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of Business Management Education and Research.

Call for Contributions

All honourable authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts and papers. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Business Management Education and Research are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research material.WASET

Conference Proceedings

All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by competent reviewers. The conference abstracts and proceedings book, CD and certificate of presentation will be distributed to the conference participants at the conference registration desk.

Special Journal Issues

DBA-AMRC 2018 has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on DBA Africa Management review. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have opportunities for consideration for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full text papers will be online published as free of charge.

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Conference offers the opportunity to become a sponsor or exhibitor in the Conference, please download and fill in the Conference Sponsorship Request Form

SUBMISSION

Paper Submissions will be through: editoramr@uonbi.ac.ke

Important Dates

Abstract Submission:            15^th September 2018

Full Paper Submission:         22^nd September 2018

Normal Registration:            22^nd September 2018

Exhibitors Confirmation:     17^th October 2018

Late Registration:                 17^th October 2018

Conference Date:                  24^th October 2018

Conference Registration Fee will be charged as follows:

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS:

• Abstract to be submitted in soft copies and not to exceed 300 words.
• Abstract should clearly state the Problem, Methodology, Key findings, Conclusions, Recommendations and Key words (Not exceeding 5)
• Abstract should include the name of the author, their affiliate institutions and contact addresses (both Email & Telephone).
• Complete paper not to exceed 20 pages, A4 size, MS-Word format, Times New Roman with font size 14 for the headings and font size 12 for the body and 1.5 line spacing.

For All general Enquiries please contact: editoramr@uonbi.ac.ke

DBA Africa Management Review : is a quarterly publication of University of Nairobi, School of Business, Nairobi, Kenya.  DBA AMR invites original papers / Management Case Studies / Book Reviews from both academicians and practitioners in the following thematic areas;

Strategic Management, Insurance and risk management, Marketing  Management,

International Business, Supply Chain Management, Financial Management, Human resource Management, Production and Operations Management, Procurement Management

Theme: Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa

Entrepreneurship and enterprise development holds a huge potential for unlocking economic potential of African countries, reducing the income disparities and repositioning the continent strategically in the global economic, social and political spheres. Despite having a large pool of untapped natural resources and human capital, several African countries decry weak economies, poor governance and widespread poverty and human suffering. Nonetheless, universities have the chance to provide the impetus for changing the status quo through knowledge creation, dissemination and technology transfer.

Borrowing from experiences of developed countries as well as middle income countries, entrepreneurship triggers mobilization and redirecting of resources to opportunities with greater economic returns. Hence, university and industry linkages in diverse ways support enterprise development, participation of poor people in the economic process and creation of employment opportunities in Africa. Furthermore, the interaction of African universities with foreign universities promotes technology transfer to African enterprise and increases the chances of international market access through cultural awareness.

In the framework of the project “German-African University Partnership Platform for the Development of Entrepreneurs and Small/Medium Enterprises” the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (BRSU) together with its partner universities, the University of Cape Coast in Ghana and the University of Nairobi in Kenya organize an annual conference that is alternately hosted by one of the three partners. The University of Nairobi is privileged to host this year’s conference at its main campus in Nairobi City, Kenya.