About CARISCA's PhD Dissertation Award Competiton
CARISCA’s PhD Dissertation Competition is a session at the CARISCA Supply Chain Annual Research Summit. It intends to showcase the best logistics and supply chain management PhD research projects in African higher education institutions. CARISCA recognizes a winner and two runner-ups with a certificate and stipend.
2025 PhD Dissertation Award Competition
The 2025 Supply Chain Research Summit program committee is pleased to announce a call for papers for the best PhD dissertation proposal.
CARISCA will recognize a winner and two runner-ups with a certificate and stipend at the 2025 summit in Lagos, Nigeria, “Reimagining Africa’s Supply Chains for a Sustainable Future,” May 5-7. The dissertation committee will also provide feedback on submissions upon request.
Past Award Recipients
2024 Award Winners at CARISCA's Supply Chain Research Summit
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Winner
Zakaria El Hathat
International University of Rabat
“Developing an Industry 4.0 Ecosystem for Sustainable Supply Chain Practices in the VUCA World: An Exploration in the Emerging Economies”
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award First Runner-Up
Mavis Agbodza
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
“Antecedents of Tendering Capability and Performance: The Role of Procedural Justice“
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Second Runner-Up
Esther Nandara
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
“The Effects of Supply Chain Integration on Public Hospital Efficiency: The Role of Organizational Learning“
2023 Award Winners at CARISCA's Supply Chain Research Summit
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Winner
David Antwi
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
“Assessing Cold Chain Logistics Performance, Capabilities and Food Losses”
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award First Runner-Up
Yasmine Elhenawy
German University in Cairo
“Supply Chain Finance Adoption: Towards a Readiness Assessment Framework perspective”
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Second Runner-Up
Name: Ishmael Nanaba Acquah
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
“Supply Chain Leadership and Sustainability Performance: Explanatory Mechanism And Boundary Condition”
2022 Award Winners at CARISCA's Supply Chain Research Summit
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Winner
Kelvinne Mocke
University of Pretoria
“Investigating development of logistics capabilities from a resource orchestration perspective”
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award First Runner-Up
Adeline Angkosaala
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
“The Effect of Green Leadership Orientation on Strategic Transport Performance in an Emerging Economy: The Conditional Roles of Green Citizenship Behavior and Institutional Pressures”
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Second Runner-Up
Stella Alumande
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
“Emerging Technologies for Supply Chain Performance: A Study of Large Manufacturing Firms in Kenya”
2021 Award Winners at CARISCA's Supply Chain Research Summit
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Winner
Assilah Agigi
University of Pretoria
“An Investigation of the Relationship Between the Diffusion and Adoption of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices, Organisational Capabilities Development and Firm Innovativeness”
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award First Runner-up
Henry Ataburo
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
“Resilient and Sustainable Transport Logistics System and Firm Competitiveness: Conceptual Development and Empirical Validation”
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Second Runner-Up
Charles Kalinzi
Makerere University
“Performance Expectations Gap in Public Works Contracts in Uganda’s District Local Governments”