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

Corporate governance and risk disclosures: An empirical study of listed companies in Kenya

Muturi Wachira
  • Muturi Wachira
  • School of Business and Economics, Daystar University, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 07 August 2019
  •  Accepted: 24 October 2019
  •  Published: 30 November 2019

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