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

Family CEO and company performance during the COVID-19 crisis: The case of Cameroon

Léopold Djoutsa Wamba
  • Léopold Djoutsa Wamba
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 10 June 2021
  •  Accepted: 14 September 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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