African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4199

Review

Entrepreneurship complexity: Salient features of entrepreneurship

J. Amolo
  • J. Amolo
  • University of KwaZulu ?Natal Graduate School of Business and Leadership, South Africa
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S. O Migiro
  • S. O Migiro
  • University of KwaZulu ?Natal Graduate School of Business and Leadership, South Africa
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  •  Received: 14 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 02 September 2014
  •  Published: 14 October 2014

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