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

Review

Exploring the connection between relational capital and female entrepreneurs

Paola Paoloni
  • Paola Paoloni
  • Department of UNISU, Niccolò Cusano University, Rome, Italy.
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Rosa Lombardi
  • Rosa Lombardi
  • Department of Law and Economics of Productive Activities, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
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  •  Received: 04 March 2016
  •  Accepted: 01 August 2017
  •  Published: 28 December 2017

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