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.
2023 PhD Dissertation Award Competition
The 2023 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 2023 summit, “Africa’s Supply Chains and the Future of Work,” June 20-22, 2023. The dissertation committee will also provide feedback on submissions upon request.
Past Award Receipients
2022 Award Winners at CARISCA's Supply Chain Research Summit
Name: Kelvinne Mocke
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Winner
Affiliation: University of Pretoria
Topic: Investigating development of logistics capabilities from a resource orchestration perspective
Name: Adeline Angkosaala
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award First Runner-Up
Affiliation: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Topic: The Effect of Green Leadership Orientation on Strategic Transport Performance in an Emerging Economy: The Conditional Roles of Green Citizenship Behavior and Institutional Pressures
Name: Stella Alumande
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Second Runner-Up
Affiliation: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Topic: Emerging Technologies for Supply Chain Performance: A Study of Large Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
2021 Award Winners at CARISCA's Supply Chain Research Summit
Name: Assilah Agigi
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Winner
Affiliation: University of Pretoria
Topic: An Investigation of the Relationship Between the Diffusion and Adoption of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices, Organisational Capabilities Development and Firm Innovativeness
Name: Henry Ataburo
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award First Runner-up
Affiliation: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Topic: Resilient and Sustainable Transport Logistics System and Firm Competitiveness: Conceptual Development and Empirical Validation
Name: Charles Kalinzi
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award Second Runner-Up
Affiliation: Makerere University
Topic: Performance Expectations Gap in Public Works Contracts in Uganda’s District Local Governments