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

Review

Social responsibility practices of leading firms in an industry: Driver for corporate citizenship in Kenya

Fredrick Onyango Ogola
  • Fredrick Onyango Ogola
  • Strathmore University Business School, P. O. Box 59857, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 15 June 2020
  •  Accepted: 14 September 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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