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

Review

Profit creation, intra and inter-generational equity: Need for new company law

AJAI Olawale
  • AJAI Olawale
  • Lagos Business School, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 01 August 2013
  •  Accepted: 23 June 2014
  •  Published: 31 July 2014

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