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

Institutionalism and development process of family firms in Kenya

Elijah Bitange Ndemo
  • Elijah Bitange Ndemo
  • Department of Business Administration, School of Business, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 29 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 20 November 2018
  •  Published: 28 December 2018

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