Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 209

Full Length Research Paper

Board size and firm performance in developing counties: Case of East Africa

David Namanya
  • David Namanya
  • College of Business Management Sciences (CoBMS), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Geoffrey Nuwagaba
  • Geoffrey Nuwagaba
  • College of Business Management Sciences (CoBMS), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Festo Tusubira Nyende
  • Festo Tusubira Nyende
  • College of Business Management Sciences (CoBMS), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 15 June 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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