African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

The challenges of management research in Africa: A study of selected Ethiopian higher education institutions

A. Abdulahi Aliye
  • A. Abdulahi Aliye
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Unity University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 16 January 2019
  •  Accepted: 26 June 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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