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

Internal control and quality service delivery in a public health sector: A case study of a Local Government in Uganda

Gordon Otieno Ong’unya
  • Gordon Otieno Ong’unya
  • Department of Business, Faculty of Humanities, Business and Management, Busoga University, Uganda.
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Kalenzi Abbey
  • Kalenzi Abbey
  • Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Busitema University, Uganda
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  •  Received: 13 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 25 September 2019
  •  Published: 31 October 2019

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