Our study provides an evaluative and a reflective analysis of doctoral business training in Africa to help develop a deeper understanding of the challenges and realities in increasing the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) production in business/management. We begin by framing the context and structure of PhD programs in Africa. Using an illustrative sample of ten African business schools from five countries and available secondary data and reports on Africa's doctoral business training programs, we present a synoptic view of doctoral business education in Africa and provide an explication of four imperatives in policies and strategies. We end by offering a set of recommendations, including matching PhD production to resources; dealing with human and capital resource-shortage; providing guidelines and stringent regulations for PhD supervision; needing adequate financing to support doctoral students; collecting data to inform policymaking; exploring opportunities to enhance teaching and learning; and initiating intentional education to promote an inclusive academic environment where women are welcome and included for the development and management of business doctoral programs.

我们的研究提供了对非洲博士商业培训的评估和反思性分析，以帮助人们加深对在商业/管理领域提高哲学博士（PhD）博士生水平所面临的挑战和现实的认识。我们首先确定非洲博士学位课程的背景和结构。我们使用来自五个国家的十所非洲商学院的示例性样本，以及有关非洲博士商业培训课程的可用二手数据和报告，来介绍非洲博士商业教育的概况，并阐明政策和策略中的四个要务。最后，我们提供了一系列建议，包括将博士论文的生产与资源相匹配；处理人力和资本资源短缺；为博士生监督提供指导方针和严格规定；需要足够的资金来支持博士生；收集数据以供决策；寻求机会加强教与学；开展有目的的教育，以营造一个包容性的学术环境，使妇女受到欢迎并被包括在内，以发展和管理商业博士课程。