Aiming at a better understanding of the extent to which Africa-focused research has helped
develop context-bound, context-specific, and context-free knowledge, the authors present …

Over the past two decades, the literature on comparative development has moved from
country-level to within-country analyses. The questions asked have expanded in scope as …

We examine intergenerational mobility (IM) in educational attainment in Africa since
independence using census data. First, we map IM across 27 countries and more than 2800 …

Africa is rising, but IB scholars have largely failed to take notice. We argue that this is a
missed opportunity. Not only is Africa a dynamic and distinctive region, but its rise presents a …

While management research has made significant progress in globalizing its reach, African
organizations have remained a missing link. We argue that Africa-focused management …

We investigate the role of national institutions on subnational African development in a novel
framework that accounts for both local geography and cultural-genetic traits. We exploit the …

As Africa's role on the global stage is rising, so does the need to understand the shadow of
history on the continent's economy and polity. We discuss recent works that shed light on …

Responding to calls for a better understanding of the relationship between social enterprises
and their environments, this article focuses on contextual influences on social …

We use variation in historical state centralization to examine the long‐term impact of
institutions on cultural norms. The Kuba Kingdom, established in Central Africa in the early …

Africa is beginning to capture the imagination of entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and
scholars as an emerging market of new growth opportunities. Over 15 years, the continent …