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

Perception of corporate social responsibility by chief executive officers of Cameroonian small and medium size enterprises

NDJANYOU Laurent
  • NDJANYOU Laurent
  • Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Dschang-Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 29 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 27 August 2015
  •  Published: 28 September 2015

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