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

Untangling the concept of entrepreneurship towards a common perspective

Charles Mwatsika
  • Charles Mwatsika
  • Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Commerce, University of Malawi. Malawi.
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Patrick Kambewa
  • Patrick Kambewa
  • Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Malawi, Malawi.
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Levison Chiwaula
  • Levison Chiwaula
  • Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Malawi, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 01 June 2018
  •  Accepted: 21 June 2018
  •  Published: 28 July 2018

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