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 growth of private investment in Jimma City, Ethiopia

Tigist Waktole
  • Tigist Waktole
  • Department of Management, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Mekonnen Bogale
  • Mekonnen Bogale
  • Department of Management, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 03 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 24 July 2018
  •  Published: 14 August 2018

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