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

Religiosity and consumer behavior in developing countries: An exploratory study on Muslims in the context of Burkina Faso

Théophile Bindeouè Nasse
  • Théophile Bindeouè Nasse
  • Department of Marketing and Communication, Faculty of Management Sciences, New Dawn University, Burkina Faso.
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Alidou Ouédraogo
  • Alidou Ouédraogo
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Business, University of Moncton, Canada.
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Fatou Diop Sall
  • Fatou Diop Sall
  • Department of Management, Polytechnic College, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Sénégal.
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  •  Received: 08 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 13 December 2018
  •  Published: 28 February 2019

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