African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4191

Full Length Research Paper

Enterprise zones in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evolution, rationalization, processes evaluation and outcomes

Darlington Richards
  • Darlington Richards
  • Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business and Management, Morgan State University, USA.
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Fikremariam Boghossian
  • Fikremariam Boghossian
  • Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business and Management, Morgan State University, USA.
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Dennis Agboh
  • Dennis Agboh
  • Department of Information Science and Systems, Faculty of Business and Management, Morgan State University, USA.
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Gladson Nwanna
  • Gladson Nwanna
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Business and Management, Morgan State University, USA.
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  •  Received: 13 April 2020
  •  Accepted: 14 July 2020
  •  Published: 31 July 2020

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