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

Determinants of business companies’ economic performance in Burkina Faso

Zakaya Ramde
  • Zakaya Ramde
  • Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 31 December 2018
  •  Accepted: 11 April 2019
  •  Published: 31 January 2020

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