Special Issue Call for Papers – 2026
Theme: Strategic Management, Innovation, and Inclusive Transformation in Emerging African Economies
Contemporary management scholarship increasingly emphasises the interconnectedness of sustainable economic development, organisational success, institutional effectiveness, and inclusive growth, particularly within emerging economies facing rapid digital transformation, economic uncertainty, governance challenges, and evolving market dynamics. African economies provide an important context for advancing management science, driven by growing entrepreneurial activity, digital innovation, financial technology development, and institutional reforms, alongside persistent challenges such as unemployment, inequality, poverty, and infrastructure limitations. These realities create opportunities for theoretically grounded and empirically rigorous research examining how organisations, institutions, and business ecosystems develop resilience, innovation, and strategic adaptability to foster sustainable and inclusive transformation. This special issue, therefore, invites interdisciplinary conceptual, empirical, and review-based studies that contribute to contemporary debates in strategic management, innovation, entrepreneurship, governance, organisational behaviour, sustainability, and digital transformation, with a strong emphasis on theoretical contribution, methodological rigour, and practical relevance for managers, policymakers, and development practitioners.
Authors are invited to submit original manuscripts addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
- Strategic management and organisational resilience in emerging markets
• Innovation ecosystems and digital transformation strategies
• Entrepreneurship, SMEs, and informal sector development
• Leadership, governance, and institutional effectiveness
• Financial inclusion, FinTech, and digital financial systems
• Human capital development, employability, and organisational learning
• Artificial intelligence, ICT adoption, and managerial transformation
• Sustainability, ESG practices, and responsible management
• Organisational behaviour, diversity, and workplace inclusion
• Public financial management and institutional accountability
• Marketing strategy and business competitiveness in Africa
• Knowledge management and innovation capabilities
• Climate change, green development, and sustainable enterprise strategies
• Digital platforms, social media, and business transformation
• Public-private partnerships and collaborative governance systems
• Internationalisation, regional integration, and global business strategy
• Infrastructure development and socio-economic transformation
• Innovation, technology advancement, and knowledge economies
• Strategic responses to institutional complexity and economic uncertainty
Submission Timeline
Well-researched papers should be sent to info@pfresearchmanagement.co.za before 30th June 2026.
Accepted articles will be published in the Review of Management Sciences in a special issue will be online in July 2026
For Enquiries, please contact:
JERRY JUDE
SECRETARY
info@pfresearchmanagement.co.za
PF RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT CONSULT
