African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4202

Full Length Research Paper

The effect of entrepreneurial orientation on firms’ performance of the telecommunication sector in Sudan

Abdelgadir M. A. Abdalla
  • Abdelgadir M. A. Abdalla
  • School of Management Studies, University of Khartoum, P.O. Box 321, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Sara M. A. Mohamed
  • Sara M. A. Mohamed
  • Sudanese Petroleum Corporation, Sudan.
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  •  Received: 20 October 2019
  •  Accepted: 15 May 2020
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

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