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 relationship between management styles, technological environment, and firm economic performance in poor business environments: Evidence from Mali

Togola Moussa
  • Togola Moussa
  • School of Public Policy and Administration, Nanchang University, Nanchang Jiangxi, 330031 China.
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Dengke Yu
  • Dengke Yu
  • School of Public Policy and Administration, Nanchang University, Nanchang Jiangxi, 330031 China.
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Shuting Chen
  • Shuting Chen
  • School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang Jiangxi, 330045 China.
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  •  Received: 08 October 2023
  •  Accepted: 02 January 2024
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

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