African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Cash inflow conundrum in Ugandan SMEs: A perspective of ISO certification and firm location

I. Kintu
  • I. Kintu
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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P. Naluwooza
  • P. Naluwooza
  • Department of Economic Theory and Analysis, School of Economics, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda.
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Y. Kiwala
  • Y. Kiwala
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 11 March 2019
  •  Accepted: 04 April 2019
  •  Published: 28 April 2019

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