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Research at Henley Business School is driven by a singular ambition: to build a better Africa. We focus on the most pressing issues facing African business and society, injecting practical meaning into every project and piece of thought leadership we undertake. By collaborating across the spectrum of the African business community, we turn innovative ideas into credible, accessible research. Our goal is to add a sharp, practical, African perspective to the global conversation – because the challenges we are wrestling with on the African continent are often early versions of global problems. Browse our annual research magazines for sharp, digestible insights into critical challenges facing the continent, and how we can tackle these.
Case and White Paper Booklet | Second Edition
Making decisions across diverse African markets requires more than generic global data; it demands insights generated on the ground. Henley research serves as an active commercial resource, translating the distinct dynamics of the continent’s business landscape into actionable strategic intelligence. Our work provides rigorous, localised frameworks designed to challenge conventional assumptions and guide your organisation’s next move. Explore our full ecosystem of intelligence from white papers, teaching case studies, and research papers to published articles and conference proceedings to find the specific insights you need today.
Case and White Paper Booklet | Second Edition
Case and White Paper Booklet | First Edition
white paper: making remote work, work.
The Renewal Foundation sponsors an annual award for the best Henley Management Research Challenge (MRC) project to drive business solutions for the climate and ecological crisis. Every year, dozens of MBA students embark on the MRC, turning their own organisations into living laboratories and applying what they've learned on the MBA to a high-stakes, real-world challenge. The resulting body of research is powerful and brimming with actionable ideas designed to drive systemic impact across Africa and beyond. The Renewal Foundation award, comprising a cash award and a mentoring component, is designed to supercharge this impact by rewarding the projects that offer the most effective blueprint for promoting sustainable African solutions.
Judges evaluate projects based on six criteria:
1) Does the project have the potential to be scaled up and sustained over time?
2) Can the project show measurable positive benefit for one or more of the following: the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, including rivers, lakes, and oceans, biodiversity, and/or soil and sustainable agriculture?
3) How many parts of the organisation does the project engage?
4) Can the project be written up and published in a way that will inspire others?
5) Is it offering a new and original approach or methodology?
6) Can the project change how human beings are thinking, being and acting in relation to the wider ecology?
