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

Sustainable entrepreneurship intention among university students in Uganda: A conceptual paper

Kasimu Sendawula
  • Kasimu Sendawula
  • Department of Marketing and Management, College of Business and Management Science, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Peter Turyakira
  • Peter Turyakira
  • Department of Marketing and Management, College of Business and Management Science, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Peter Turyakira
  • Peter Turyakira
  • Department of Marketing and Management, College of Business and Management Science, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 18 July 2017
  •  Accepted: 12 February 2018
  •  Published: 28 March 2018

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