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

Exploring human capital: Discrimination factors and group-specific performance in the football industry

Raffaele Trequattrini
  • Raffaele Trequattrini
  • University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy.
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Alessandra Lardo*
  • Alessandra Lardo*
  • University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy.
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Federica Ricci
  • Federica Ricci
  • Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
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Rosa Lombardi
  • Rosa Lombardi
  • Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
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  •  Received: 03 March 2017
  •  Accepted: 08 May 2017
  •  Published: 28 May 2017

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