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

Full Length Research Paper

The odyssey of South African multinational corporations (MNCs) and their impact on the Southern African development community (SADC)

Egu, E. Mathew
  • Egu, E. Mathew
  • University of South Africa, South Africa.
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Aregbeshola, R. Adewale
  • Aregbeshola, R. Adewale
  • University of South Africa, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 01 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 January 2016
  •  Published: 14 December 2017

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