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

Uganda’s agricultural export market choices: The interaction effect of export market information use

Aaron Ecel*
  • Aaron Ecel*
  • Department of Marketing and International Business, Makerere university business school, Kampala, Uganda.
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George. M. Lindi
  • George. M. Lindi
  • University of Dar es salaam, Business School, Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 26 June 2016
  •  Accepted: 11 August 2016
  •  Published: 28 August 2016

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