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

Technology and government regulation: A conceptual perspective of entrepreneurial orientation on creditworthiness of micro-enterprises

Lydiah N. Zachary
  • Lydiah N. Zachary
  • Department of Business Administration, School of Business, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Bitange Ndemo
  • Bitange Ndemo
  • Department of Business Administration, School of Business, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kennedy O. Ogollah
  • Kennedy O. Ogollah
  • Department of Business Administration, School of Business, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 03 July 2019
  •  Accepted: 26 November 2019
  •  Published: 31 March 2020

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