African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

Does strategic ambidexterity moderate organizational support - sales performance relationship for financial services in Uganda?

Samuel Musigire
  • Samuel Musigire
  • Makerere University Business School Kampala, Uganda.
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Joseph Ntayi
  • Joseph Ntayi
  • Makerere University Business School Kampala, Uganda.
  • Google Scholar
Augustine Ahiauzu
  • Augustine Ahiauzu
  • Makerere University Business School Kampala, Uganda.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 09 May 2016
  •  Accepted: 27 July 2016
  •  Published: 28 February 2017

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