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

Full Length Research Paper

Development impact bonds to overcome investors-services providers’ agency problems: Insights from a case study analysis

Carmen Gallucci
  • Carmen Gallucci
  • Department of Management and Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132-84084-Fisciano (SA), Italy.
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Rosalia Santulli
  • Rosalia Santulli
  • Department of Management and Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132-84084-Fisciano (SA), Italy.
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Riccardo Tipaldi
  • Riccardo Tipaldi
  • Department of Management and Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132-84084-Fisciano (SA), Italy.
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  •  Received: 09 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 20 June 2019
  •  Published: 31 July 2019

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