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

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engagement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) in developing countries: Literature review

Peter K. Turyakira
  • Peter K. Turyakira
  • Department of Marketing and Management, College of Business and Management Sciences (COBAMS), School of Business, Makerere University Uganda.
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  •  Received: 07 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 28 July 2017
  •  Published: 28 September 2017

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