African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4199

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The effects of financial distress on financial performance: An empirical analysis of SMEs in Sheema, Buhweju, Rubirizi, and Bushenyi districts

Eliab Byamukama Mpora
  • Eliab Byamukama Mpora
  • Department of Business Studies, Faculty of Economics and Management Science, Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda.
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Anny Katabaazi-Bwengye
  • Anny Katabaazi-Bwengye
  • Department of Business Studies, Faculty of Economics and Management Science, Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda.
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Emilly Atukunda
  • Emilly Atukunda
  • Department of Business Studies, Faculty of Economics and Management Science, Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda.
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Ngirababo Rwusira Dan
  • Ngirababo Rwusira Dan
  • School of Economics and Business Studies, Kigali Independent University (ULK), Kigali, Rwanda.
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  •  Received: 25 October 2024
  •  Accepted: 03 January 2025
  •  Published: 31 January 2025

How to cite this article

APA /
Mpora, E. B., Katabaazi-Bwengye, A., Atukunda, E., & Dan, N. R. (2025). The effects of financial distress on financial performance: An empirical analysis of SMEs in Sheema, Buhweju, Rubirizi, and Bushenyi districts. African Journal of Business Management, 19(1), 17-27.
Chicago /
Eliab Byamukama Mpora, Anny Katabaazi-Bwengye, Emilly Atukunda and Ngirababo Rwusira Dan. "The effects of financial distress on financial performance: An empirical analysis of SMEs in Sheema, Buhweju, Rubirizi, and Bushenyi districts." African Journal of Business Management 19, no. 1 (2025): 17-27.
MLA /
Eliab Byamukama Mpora, et al. "The effects of financial distress on financial performance: An empirical analysis of SMEs in Sheema, Buhweju, Rubirizi, and Bushenyi districts." African Journal of Business Management 19.1 (2025): 17-27.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJBM2024.9587
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJBM/article-abstract/E0D6A9772978

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