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

Innovation types and SMEs financial performance relationship: Evidence from Eritrea

Dawit Teclemariam Bahta
  • Dawit Teclemariam Bahta
  • College of Business and Social Science, Adi-Keyih, Eritrea.
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Yemane Gebreluel
  • Yemane Gebreluel
  • College of Business and Social Science, Adi-Keyih, Eritrea.
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Hafiz Suleman
  • Hafiz Suleman
  • College of Business and Social Science, Adi-Keyih, Eritrea.
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Yemane Ateshim
  • Yemane Ateshim
  • College of Business and Social Science, Adi-Keyih, Eritrea.
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Mikal Dawit
  • Mikal Dawit
  • College of Business and Social Science, Adi-Keyih, Eritrea.
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  •  Received: 13 July 2023
  •  Accepted: 18 September 2023
  •  Published: 31 October 2023

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