African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4188

Full Length Research Paper

Survival of Uganda’s small and medium businesses in a cox model

Keneth Muhwezi
  • Keneth Muhwezi
  • School of Statistics and Planning, Makerere University, Uganda.
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Niclous Kiliman
  • Niclous Kiliman
  • School of Economics, College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 15 February 2023
  •  Accepted: 18 May 2023
  •  Published: 31 May 2023

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