African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

How crowdfunding makes museum value relevant: An Italian university museum experience

Michela Magliacani
  • Michela Magliacani
  • Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, Italy.
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  •  Received: 09 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 28 February 2020
  •  Published: 29 February 2020

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