Technological capability of the micro-enterprises in Kenya's informal sector

Technovation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-126

  Kabecha, Wanjau Wa ^a  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MACHINERY; TECHNOLOGY;

MICRO-ENTERPRISES;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033080207     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(98)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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