Journal Details
Journal of African Business
Aims & Scope
Journal of African Business is the official journal of the International Academy of African Business and Development, the largest network of professionals committed to advancement of business development in African nations. This in-depth resource provides valuable insights into successful business techniques and strategies for the African business arena. The latest theoretical perspectives, cutting-edge research, and practical solutions to the problems of business managers, policymakers in government, and academicians, are comprehensively discussed.
Targeted toward policymakers in government and international agencies, academics, consultants, and executives, the Journal of African Business features articles discussing the latest issues, theories, and techniques dealing with marketing, finance, accounting, technology, information processing, management, and economics. With each issue you'll get comprehensive up-to-date information and strategies from respected international experts. The journal focuses on all aspects that compare business issues of doing business with and within African nations, including one-country studies on African countries/regions and business practices. Incisive book reviews and dissertation abstracts related to African business are also presented.
Just some of the topics of current interest or covered in recent issues of the Journal of African Business:
- assessing political risk and strategies for dealing with it
- structural, economic, and political reforms
- successful business (i.e., marketing, management, and accounting) strategies
- exporting to and importing from Africa
- impact of culture on business transactions
- buyer-seller interactions
- organizational, consumer, and privatization issues
- legislation impacting business in Africa
- competitor assessment
- competitive market structures
- business-government dealings
- scams and corruption
- investment in Africa
- colonial trade linkages
- managing poverty alleviation programs in Africa
- institutional processes in African business practices
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in Journal of African Business have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

