African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

The overlooked role of market knowledge in the market integration of Ethiopian pastoralists

Teklehaimanot Mebrahtu Leake
  • Teklehaimanot Mebrahtu Leake
  • Department of Accounting, College of Business and Economics, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Paul T. M. Ingenbleek
  • Paul T. M. Ingenbleek
  • Wageningen University, Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Group, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN, Wageningen, Netherlands.
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Hans C. M. van Trijp
  • Hans C. M. van Trijp
  • Wageningen University, Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Group, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN, Wageningen, Netherlands.
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  •  Received: 15 January 2019
  •  Accepted: 04 September 2019
  •  Published: 31 October 2019

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