308: How to Navigate Local Dynamics in Management Consulting in Africa and Middle-East. (14901)

Saturday, August 10, 2024

09:00 – 11:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Hyatt: Michigan 1A

Session Number: 308
PDW (workshop)
Orientation: International
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/qdm3BB

Session Chair(s)

LC

Laurent Cappelletti

LIRSA-Cnam Paris, France

Discussant(s)

JP

Jean-Michel Plane

U. Paul Valery, Montpellier, France
JK

Jean Dibondo Kabongo

U. of South Florida, United States

Panelist(s)

JC

James Calvin

Johns Hopkins U., United States
MK

Mikael Kabomgoye

FACO
LK

Laura Khachan

U. Paul Valery, Montpellier, France
FN

Florence Noguera

U. Paul Valery, Montpellier, France
MM

Muna Merghani

Haggar Group

MC Division hosted a PDW at the 2022 AOM annual meeting in Seattle, focusing on “MC in Emerging Economies”, where presentations spanned topics on Africa, including Nigeria and Sierra Leone, as well as Taiwan. In light of this, we acknowledge this previous PDW and build upon its foundation to go further in the study of MC in African and Middle-East Countries. Thanks to case studies of MC interventions in Senegal, Gabon, Soudan, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Kuwait and Dubaï the PDW to highlight their outcomes and to capture the local dynamics to cope with. Thus we could position the PDW as innovative strategies in management consulting adapting to cultural and economic diversity in Africa and the Middle East. This approach would allow to explore new dimensions while respecting past contributions. The key components of the PDW would include: • Cultural sensitivity and adaptation in consulting practices • Economic diversification and its impact on business strategies • Technology and innovation in consulting • Building local consulting capacities • Navigating political and regulatory landscapes