Management and Resilience of African Organizations in Times of Crisis: Current Business Issues in African Countries (Cbiac) Conference, Agadir, Morocc

Businesses in African countries continued to face crises due to COVID-19, supply chain, and climate change. Governments can take steps to increase businesses’ resilience by supporting and promoting sustainable development. In turn, businesses can increase their resilience by promoting the resilience of their employees. This book explores the current state of management and resilience in African nations and discusses issues that revolve around its reciprocal impact on global business, government, and society. Featuring select papers from the 4^th Annual Current Business Issue in African Countries (CBIAC) Conference held in Agadir, Morocco in 2023, this book focuses on the synergies between climate change, supply chain and sustainable development, particularly post pandemic featuring content from business and NGO leaders, faculty, and students.

The impetus of the CBIAC conference was the discussions held at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held in Nairobi, Keyna in July 2016 and in Bridgetown, Barbados, and Geneva in October. The goal of the conference is to create long-term collaborative relationships between business leaders, faculty, researchers, students, and community members from different African nations.

Shani D. Carter is the Associate Director of Assessment at Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ). She founded the Current Business Issues in African Countries Conference (CBIAC) in 2016 after attending the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr Carter taught courses in human resource management, organizational behavior, and leadership for nearly 30 years. Dr. Carter has published more than 40 articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings on human resources and assessment of student learning.

Sara Bensal is a Lecturer Professor at Ibn Zohr University (Agadir, Morocco). Dr. Bensal is specialized in teaching courses related to human resource management, governance, and corporate social responsibility (CSR), management, strategic management, entrepreneurship, crisis management and business resilience. In addition to her academic role, Dr. Bensal serves as a consultant in management and business strategy.